Italian Macaroni Pie Recipes

STOVETOP ITALIAN MACARONI

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Add the tomatoes, water, soup mix, Italian seasoning and, if desired, pepper flakes. Bring to a boil. Stir in macaroni. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 8-9 minutes or until macaroni is tender., Remove from the heat; stir in Parmesan cheese. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese. Cover and let stand for 2 minutes or until cheese is melted.

MACARONI PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add macaroni and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
• Beat eggs and milk together. Pour half of the cooked macaroni into 9x13 inch baking dish. Cover macaroni with half of the cheese. Pour remaining macaroni into baking dish leaving a little room at the top. Cover with remaining cheese. Pour egg mixture over macaroni. Sprinkle with salt.
• Bake in a preheated over for an hour or until a knife inserted comes out clean.

ITALIAN PASTA PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Cook and drain pasta as directed on package.
• Meanwhile, brush bread with butter. In 9-inch glass pie plate, line bottom and side with bread, butter sides up and slightly overlapping slices. Bake about 10 minutes or until light brown.
• Meanwhile, in large bowl, mix Swiss cheese, 1 tablespoon of the basil and the Alfredo sauce.
• Reduce oven temperature to 350°F. Add pasta to sauce mixture; toss to mix thoroughly. Spoon into baked crust. Sprinkle with tomatoes, onions and Romano cheese.
• Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until hot. Let stand 5 minutes before cutting. Sprinkle with remaining 1 tablespoon basil.

NEAPOLITAN SPAGHETTI PIE

Steps:

• Cook spaghetti in a large pot of boiling salted water until tender but firm. Drain and refresh with cold water. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add bacon and cook until browned. Add onions and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden, 10 to 12 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Transfer mixture to a small bowl and let cool slightly. Wipe out pan. Whisk together eggs, ricotta cheese and milk in a large bowl. Stir in the onions, Parmesan, parsley, basil, salt and pepper. Add spaghetti and mix all ingredients together. Add a thin layer of olive oil to coat pan and place over medium heat. Pour in mixture and distribute evenly in pan. Cook until underside is golden, moving pan around on burner to ensure even cooking, about 6 minutes. Invert a large platter over skillet, grasp platter and skillet with oven mitts and carefully turn over. Lift off skillet and re-coat pan with a small amount of olive oil. Slide mixture back into the skillet and cook until bottom is golden, cover and allow the pie to cook all the way through till firm inside. Slide spaghetti pie onto a platter.

ITALIAN MACARONI PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Oil a 9 by 13 by 2 inch baking pan.
• In a large bowl, combine the cooked pasta with the soppressata and transfer to the baking pan.
• In a bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, 3/4 cup of the cheese. Add salt and pepper to taste. Pour over pasta. Sprinkle remaining cheese on top.
• Bake the pie for 20-25 minutes or until eggs are set. If you want it slightly golden on top, broil until desired color is reached. (If you don't have soppressata, or don't want to use it, you can substitute with pepperoni.).

ITALIAN PASTA PIE

Steps:

• Heat Oven to 400. Cook and drain pasta as directed on package.
• While pasta is cooking, brush bread with butter. line bottom and side of pie plate, 9 x 1 1/2 inches, with bread, butter side up and slightly overlapping slices. Bake about 10 minutes or until light brown.
• Reduce oven temperature to 350. Stir swiss cheese and 1 tablespoon of the basil into the alfredo sauce. Toss sauce and pasta. Spoon into baked crust. Sprinkle with tomatoes, onions and Romano cheese.
• Bake 15 - 20 minutes or until hot. Let stand 5 minutes before cutting. Sprinkle with remaining basil.

ADRIANA'S PASTA PIE

Steps:

• Crust:
• Mix crust ingredients gently to combine. Do not over mix. Put mixture into a lightly greased 10-inch pie plate. Shape meat to form a 1-inch thick crust.
• Filling:
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Mix filling ingredients and scoop into meat crust.
• Bake for 1 1/2 hours. Let pie cool for 15 minutes before cutting into 8 pie slices. Top each slice with Adriana's Tomato Basil Sauce and sprinkle with a little Parmesan.
• In large pot, cook garlic and red pepper flakes in oil on low heat for 3 to 5 minutes only. Add tomatoes, paste, water, all seasonings, and fresh basil. Bring to a boil and then reduce to low heat. Add the chunk of Romano cheese. Cook for 2 1/2 to 3 hours stirring often.