Adriana's Pasta Pie
For $3.76 per serving, this recipe covers 45% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains around 56g of protein, 47g of fat, and a total of 1038 calories. This recipe serves 10. Head to the store and pick up sugar, tubetti, garlic cloves, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 3 hours and 45 minutes.
Instructions
Mix ground beef, parsley, bread crumbs, onion, eggs, 1/2 cup parmesan, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a bowl very gently.Do not overmix.Put mixture into lightly greased 10-inch pie plate or 11" x 7" casserole dish.Shape crust so that it's about 1" thick.Tomato Basil Sauce:.In large pot, cook garlic and red pepper flakes in oil on low heat for 4 minutes only.
Add tomatoes, paste, water, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, 1 teaspoon black pepper, sugar and basil leaves.Bring to boil.Reduce to low heat.
Add chunk of Romano cheese and cook for 1 1/2 hours.Filling:.Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
Mix the filling (3 cups cooked pasta, 1/2 pound mozzarella, 1/2 pound provolone, 1/2 cup parmesan cheese and 2 cups tomato basil sauce) in a bowl.Scoop into meat crust.
Let cool for at least 15 minutes.Top each slice with tomato basil sauce and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.