Veggie Pasta Pie Recipes

VEGGIE POT PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Heat oil in a large skillet or saucepan. Cook onions, mushrooms, and garlic in oil for 3 to 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Stir in carrots, potatoes, and celery. Stir in cauliflower, green beans, and vegetable broth. Bring to a boil, then turn heat down to a simmer. Cook until vegetables are barely tender, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
• In a small bowl, mix the cornstarch, soy sauce, and 1/4 cup water until cornstarch is completely dissolved. Stir into vegetables, and cook until sauce thickens, about 3 minutes.
• Roll out 1/2 of the dough to line an 11x7 inch baking dish. Pour the filling into the pastry lined dish. Roll out remaining dough, arrange over the filling, and seal and flute the edges.
• Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until the crust is brown.

VALERIE'S ITALIAN VEGGIE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Heat the oil in a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the mushrooms and cook, stirring occasionally, until starting to brown, 5 minutes. Add the shallots and saute for another 5 minutes. Add the spinach, Italian seasoning, a large pinch of salt and a pinch of pepper. Cook, stirring, until the spinach is wilted, a few minutes more. Remove from heat and let cool.
• Pat the crescent roll dough into a 9-by-13-inch casserole dish.
• In a large bowl, mix together the sauteed vegetables, mozzarella, Parmesan and eggs. Pat the mixture into the crescent roll dough.
• Bake until golden brown, 30 to 40 minutes.

FRESH AND EASY VEGGIE SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a wide skillet with sides over medium heat. Add onion and cook, stirring occasionally until translucent; 3 to 5 minutes.
• Add zucchini, yellow squash, garlic, oregano, red pepper flakes, and a generous pinch of salt then cook, stirring occasionally until softened but still with some crunch; 5 to 8 minutes. Stir in the tomato paste and cook another minute. (When making this sauce, we usually end up using between 1 and 1 1/2 teaspoons of fine sea salt.)
• Add the roasted red peppers, tomatoes, and mushroom powder. Bring to a low simmer and cook until the liquid has thickened and reduced by half; about 10 minutes. As the sauce cooks, use a spoon to break up the whole tomatoes into smaller pieces for a chunky sauce.
• While the sauce simmers, bring a large pot of salted water to the boil then cook pasta according to package directions.
• Take the sauce off of the heat, and then stir in the spinach and basil. Taste then adjust with additional salt if needed. Toss in the cooked pasta, and then leave for a minute so that the pasta absorbs some of the sauce and the spinach wilts. Toss again, and then serve with parmesan or nutritional yeast sprinkled on top.

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.

VEGGIE PASTA PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375. Spray 8" springform pan or cake pan with nonstick cooking spray.
• Heat oil in small skillet. Add onion and garlic. Cook over med heat until onion is transparent.
• Place onion and garlic mixture in medium bowl. Mix in linguine, parsley, lemon juice, pepper 1/2 teaspoon each oregano and basil.
• In small bowl combine ricotta, 2 tablespoons of the parmesan cheese, egg and remaining oregano and basil. Stir into linguine mixture.
• Place half the linguine mixture in prepared pan.
• Using half of each, place a layer of tomato, then a layer of zucchini.
• Layer remaining linguine mixture.
• Top with a layer of tomato and a layer of zucchini.
• Sprinkle with mozzarella and remaining parmesan cheese.
• Cover with foil.
• Bake 35 minutes. Remove foil and bake another 5 minutes to melt and toast the cheese. Let stand 10 minutes before cutting.
• If you prefer your veggies a little on the crunchy side just reduce the cooking time.