RECIPE FOR SPAGHETTI PIE

spaghetti

Spaghetti is a long, thin, cylindrical pasta of Italian origin. Spaghetti is made of semolina or flour and water. Italian dried spaghetti is made from durum wheat semolina, but outside of Italy it may be made with other kinds of flour.
spaghetti served with a tomato sauce
A tangle of stringlike objects, resembling a plate of cooked spaghetti
Pasta made in long, slender, solid strings
An Italian dish consisting largely of this, typically with a sauce
pasta in the form of long strings

recipe

A recipe is a set of instructions that describe how to prepare or make something, especially a culinary dish.
Something which is likely to lead to a particular outcome
A medical prescription
directions for making something
A set of instructions for preparing a particular dish, including a list of the ingredients required
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pie

A baked dish of fruit, or meat and vegetables, typically with a top and base of pastry
Proto-Indo European: a prehistoric unrecorded language that was the ancestor of all Indo-European languages
A pizza
dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top
A pie is a baked dish which is usually made of a pastry dough casing that covers or completely contains a filling of various sweet or savoury ingredients.

Torta di Pasta

Well, a few days ago it was Giada to the rescue for lunch with the kids and boy was this dish a hit! The kids called it "spaghetti pie" and they gobbled everything up so this is a keeper people!

Torta di Pasta (from Everyday Italian)
2 eggs
½ cup milk
1 cup grated parmesan, more for serving
2 cups cooked pasta with sauce of your choice (leftovers!)
salt and pepper to taste

In a large bowl, mix all the ingredients together. Over medium heat, in a large, non-stick skillet, heat about ¼ cup olive oil. Giada calls for ½ cup, but I thought it was way too much, so ¼ cup it was and I’m sure a few tbsp would do (if your skillet’s non-stick coating isn’t too old…). Pour the pasta into the pan and cook for about 10 minutes, or until the pasta is golden and crunchy enough for you. Invert a plate onto the pie and flip carefully. Slide the pie back into the pan and cook for about another ten minutes. Serve with extra parmesan cheese.

77/365

Since I gave up fast food for Lent I’ve had to cook a lot more. Since I’m trying to be healthier, I’ve been trying new, healthier slow cooker recipes. This is a spaghetti squash bake. To make 2-4 portions – leave one whole spaghetti squash and 1 cup of water in a slow cooker for 8-10 hours. Use fork to scoop out into a pie tin or baking dish. Mix spaghetti or pizza sauce into squash. Layer part skim mozzarella cheese on top (you decide how much). Add spices as desired. Leave in oven at 350 degrees until cheese is melted. (I made most of this up on the fly, so feel free to deviate as you wish.)