Best Layered Pasta Pie Recipes

LAYERED PASTA PIE

Steps:

• 1. While pasta is cooking, saute onion and garlic in olive oil over medium heat until tender, about 5 minutes.
• 2. Drain pasta and place in a small mixing bowl. Add onion and garlic mixture and mix well. Set aside to cool for a few minutes.
• 3. Thaw spinach and drain well. (place in a strainer and press liquid out using a spoon)
• 4. When pasta mixture is warm, not hot, add 1 slightly beaten egg, and 1/2 cup grated romano. Mix well.
• 5. Press pasta mixture into a 9", well greased, spring form pan.
• 6. Separate the yolks of 2 eggs from the whites. Reserve the egg whites. Combine the 2 egg yolks, ricotta cheese, spinach, salt and pepper and rest of the romano cheese.
• 7. Spread the ricotta mixture over the pasta layer.
• 8. In a small mixing bowl, beat the egg whites just until stiff, not dry.
• 9. Fold egg whites into 1 1/2 cups pasta sauce. Spoon over spinach layer.
• 10. Bake at 350 degrees, for 50-60 minutes or until set. Let stand 10 minutes.
• 11. Heat remaining pasta sauce and serve with the pie.

LAYERED PASTA RICOTTA PIE

Steps:

• Break vermicelli into thirds and cook,& drain.
• Saute onion and garlic in oil until tender. Mix with vermicelli, 1/2 Cup Romano and 1 egg.
• Press into bottom of well greased 9" springform pan.
• Mix 2 egg yolks, ricotta, spinach, and 1/2 cup romano.
• Spread over pasta layer.
• Beat 2 egg whites till stiff. Fold in 1 1/2 cups pasta sauce.Pour on top.
• Bake at 350º 50-60 minute till set.
• Let stand at least 10 minutes before cutting.
• Garnish with heated leftover sauce and parsley sprigs.