Garden Pasta Pie Recipe 465

SPAGHETTI PIE II

Steps:

• Cook and drain spaghetti. Stir in margarine, parmesan cheese and eggs, while spaghetti is hot. Form spaghetti mixture into a crust in a buttered 10 inch pie plate.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a skillet cook the beef, onion, green pepper and garlic. Drain off the fat and stir in the undrained tomatoes, tomato paste, sugar and oregano. Heat through.
• Spread cottage cheese over the spaghetti crust then pour in the beef and tomato mixture.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 20 minutes. Sprinkle mozzarella cheese over the top of the pie then bake for 5 minutes longer, until cheese melts.

SUMMER GARDEN PIE WITH CHIPOTLE CREAM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. In a large skillet, saute squash, mushrooms, tomatoes, red bell pepper, green onion and garlic in oil over medium heat for about 10 minutes or until almost tender. Transfer vegetables to a medium bowl. Sprinkle vegetables with seasoned salt, pepper, and chipotle pepper.
• In a bowl, mix eggs, half-and-half and cheeses. Pour 2/3 cup of the egg mixture into the piecrust. Spoon half the vegetables over the egg mixture. Continue layering, ending with egg mixture. Bake 35 to 40 minutes, or until top is golden brown and filling is set. Serve with Chipotle Cream.
• Mix sour cream, mayonnaise, and chipotle pepper until well blended.

SPAGHETTI PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Cook spaghetti according to package directions for al dente; drain., In a large skillet, cook beef, onion and green pepper over medium heat 5-7 minutes or until beef is no longer pink, breaking up beef into crumbles; drain. Stir in tomatoes, tomato paste, seasonings and sugar., In a large bowl, whisk egg whites, melted butter and Parmesan cheese until blended. Add spaghetti and toss to coat. Press spaghetti mixture onto bottom and up sides of a greased 9-in. deep-dish pie plate, forming a crust. Spread cottage cheese onto bottom; top with beef mixture. , Bake, uncovered, 20 minutes. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese. Bake until heated through and cheese is melted, 5-10 minutes longer. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

GARDEN PASTA PIE RECIPE - (4.6/5)

Steps:

• Directions 1. Preheat oven to 375°. Spray 8" springform pan with non-stick cooking spray. 2. In small non-stick skillet heat oil; add onion & garlic. Cook over medium heat until onion is translucent, 3 minutes. 3. Transfer onion to medium bowl. Add linguine, parsley, lemon juice & 1/2 tsp each oregano & basil. Add pepper & toss well. 4. In another bowl combine ricotta, 2 Tbsp Parmesan cheese, the egg and remaining oregano & basil; stir into linguine mixture until blended. 5. Place half the linguine mixture in prepared pan. Arrange half the tomato & zucchini slices on top. Add remaining linguine mixture. Top with the rest of the tomato & zucchini; sprinkle with mozzarella & remaining parmesan cheese. Cover with foil & place on parchment covered baking sheet. Bake 35 minutes. Remove foil & bake until golden, 5 minutes longer. Let stand 10 minutes before cutting. Cook's Note: I like to pre-cook the zucchini a little to soften; use fresh basil in place of dried; substitute summer squash or use both; split the linguine mixture into thirds to have two layers of vegetables inside. Adjust points value to increase to 8 servings or decrease to 4 servings depending on your appetite.