Pasta Vegetable Pie Recipes

IMPOSSIBLY EASY VEGETABLE PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Grease 9-inch pie plate. Heat 1 inch salted water to boiling in medium saucepan. Add broccoli; cover and heat to boiling. Cook about 5 minutes or until almost tender; drain thoroughly. Stir together cooked broccoli, onion, bell pepper and cheese in pie plate.
• Stir remaining ingredients until blended. Pour into pie plate.
• Bake 35 to 45 minutes or until golden brown and knife inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes.

VEGETABLE PASTA PIE

Steps:

• In medium bowl mix flour and 1/2 tsp salt.
• With pastry blender cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbles with fork stir 5 to 6 tablespoons cold water into flour mixture until dough is just moist enough to hold together shape dough into a ball cover with plastic wrap, place in refrigerator.
• Prepare pasta as label directs, but do not use salt in water; drain.
• Meanwhile, cut red and yellow peppers into 1 inch pieces.
• Chop onion.
• In 12 inch skillet over medium heat in hot olive or salad oil cook onion until tender crisp add red and yellow peppers, basil, black pepper and 1/4 tsp salt and cook stirring occasionally until vegetables are tender.
• In cup beat egg slightly.
• Reserve 1 Tbls beaten egg; set aside.
• In another medium bowl mix remaining egg with ricotta cheese, spinach, and 1/4 tsp salt.
• Preheat oven to 400°F Grease 9 inch by 2 ½ springform pan, allowing dough to hang over side of pan slightly.
• Sprinkle bottom of crust with half of mozzarella cheese; top with half of sautéed pepper mixture.
• Spread half of ricotta cheese mixture over pepper mixture; top with marinara sauce, then pasta.
• Sprinkle remaining mozzarella cheese over pasta; top with remaining sautéed pepper mixture, then remaining ricotta cheese mixture.
• Roll out remaining dough to 11 inch round; lay dough over filling allowing dough to hang over side of pan.
• Fold overhang in toward center pinching dough all around to make a stand up edge; flute.
• Cut slits in top crust to allow steam to escape during baking.
• Brush the top and edge of crust with reserved egg.
• Bake pie 55 to 60 minutes until crust is golden and filling is hot.
• Allow pie to cool 5 minutes for easier slicing.
• Remove side of springform pan to serve, cut into wedges.
• 1 slice is plenty for one serve.

IMPOSSIBLE VEGETABLE PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Grease 9 inch pie plate.
• Heat 1 inch salted water to boiling in medium saucepan. Add broccoli; cover and heat to boiling.
• Cook about 5 minutes or until almost tender (OR you can micro-steam it in your microwave); drain thoroughly.
• Stir together cooked broccoli, onion, bell pepper and cheese in pie plate.
• Stir remaining ingredients until blended. Pour into pie plate. Bake 35-34 minutes or until golden brown and knife inserted in center comes out clesn. Cool 5 minutes.