Baked Pasta Pie

When I was little, I can recall my mom in the kitchen making homemade lasagna. There were noodles laid out in paper towels all throughout the kitchen counters and all the cheeses were huddle together on the table waiting to be used. To be honest, it looked like a lot of work and it was. She did it though, because it was my step-fathers favorite meal.  And really, who would blame him? I even love a good slice of lasagna. One day, she substituted those daunting noodles for spaghetti and baked it in a pie dish. We “ooed” and “ahhed” over the baked pasta pie and couldn’t wait to try it.

Fast forward years later, my husband loves baked pasta. I can serve him baked ziti or lasagna and he is one happy man. Last night, I gave him a big helping of baked pasta pie and he said, “Even after 11 years, you still surprise me with new dishes.” I kind of chuckled. I couldn’t believe I never made it for him before! Well, here it is and here it will stay. I am bookmarking my own recipe and remembering to add it to our rotations. It’s now one of our family favorites too. 🙂

Ingredients:

• 1/2 pound of pasta. I love using linguini because it’s thicker but use spaghetti if you’d prefer!
• 2 Tbs butter
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1tsp Italian seasoning
• 3/4 cup Parmesan cheese
• 1 cup ricotta cheese
• 1 cup pasta sauce
• 1/4 cup shredded Mozzarella cheese

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
2. Cook pasta according to package, al dente. Drain pasta and return to pot.
3. Add butter and mix
4. Add eggs, Parmesan cheese and Italian seasoning and mix to combine.
5. Pour pasta mixture into a greased 10-inch pie plate.
6. Spoon ricotta cheese on top. Next spread pasta sauce
7. Bake for 25-30 minutes, uncovered
8. Pull out of oven and add Mozzarella cheese, bake 5 minutes more. Uncovered.
9. Let cool for 10 minutes prior to cutting your first piece.

Here’s an extra tip: Make two. Freeze one for later. (Throw in the whole box of pasta instead of just half!) This way, you’ll have an easy meal to pop into the oven during the busy week. Remember to thaw out first!

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