Monday 12 March 2012

Spaghetti Pie



If there’s one ethnicity that has the biggest bone to pick with cakers, it’s the Italians. They gave us pizza. We turned it into Pillsbury Pizza Pops. They gave us tomato sauce. We turned it into Ragú. And they gave us frittata di spaghetti e ricotta which we then turned into Spaghetti Pie.

Italians also gave us spumoni ice cream but we gave it the hell back.

Nevertheless, this Spaghetti Pie (prounounce it “spageddy pah” when serving it to Italians and watch them bite their fists) tastes damn good. Especially the day after it’s made. So if you make it – and I hope you do – warm it up in the oven the next day.

As the Italians say, “Bun appetita!”

3 ½ cups cooked spaghetti
2 tablespoons butter
2 eggs, beaten
½ cup Parmesan cheese
1 cup cottage cheese
1 to 2 cups spaghetti sauce
½ cup mozzarella cheese

Mix cooked spaghetti with butter, eggs and Parmesan cheese. Put into a well greased pie plate. Form a piecrust. Add cottage cheese on top of formed crust. Pour spaghetti sauce onto piecrust. Spread evenly. Bake at 350° for 20 minutes. Sprinkle ½ cup mozzarella cheese on top. Bake 5 minutes more or until cheese melts. This dish freezes well. Thaw before baking.

Source: Our 20th Anniversary Cookbook, Lambeth Co-operative Playschool Inc.
Posted by Brian Francis at 03:47
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12 comments:

  1. veg-o-matic12 March 2012 at 08:00

    Hmmm. I think I might have to try this. It certainly looks easy, which I definitely love. And it's got cheese.
    Mmmm. Cheese.

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  2. Brian Francis12 March 2012 at 16:15

    I'm telling you, Veg, this one is pretty dang tasty. And it's almost as easy to make as a Pizza Pop.
    Cheese. Deliciousness. Simplicity. Class. What more could a caker ask for?

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  3. veg-o-matic13 March 2012 at 13:48

    Pizza Pop? I'm intrigued...

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    1. Brian Francis13 March 2012 at 18:29

      Copy and paste this link into your browser. It explains Pizza Pops better than I ever could.

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUTSgiq7-rA&feature=related

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    2. veg-o-matic14 March 2012 at 08:43

      Holy crap, Brian! What the hell was that all about? You need to warn a person before you do something like that. Geez.
      Was that Menudo? An Asian version of Menudo? Something else?

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    3. Brian Francis14 March 2012 at 17:10

      Truthfully, I have no idea what that was. I just did a YouTube search for Pizza Pops and there it was. You have to admit, though. The song is pretty catchy. If you find yourself singing it in the shower tomorrow, don't blame me.

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  4. Jane14 March 2012 at 09:22

    ZOMG. I've been making spaghetti pie ever since my grandfather gave me my first Junior Cookbook when I was in the 5th grade. My family STILL asks for me to make it when I'm home. A classic.

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    1. Brian Francis14 March 2012 at 17:12

      Jane, I hereby christen you "The Spaghetti Pie Queen." Long may you prosper.

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  5. veg-o-matic20 March 2012 at 08:40

    I can confirm that this is delicious--it's sort of like a meatless lasagna, which makes it a perfect Lenten dish.
    For some reason, I had it in my mind that this was spaghetti *pizza* and so used pizza sauce instead of spaghetti sauce. Still was quite tasty.
    Referred to is as "spageddy pah", but since husband is not Italian, there was no fist-biting.
    I'm giving you major credits for that very neat slice you photographed. Mine was a total mess and ended up looking depressingly like some sort of medical experiment.

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    1. Brian Francis20 March 2012 at 19:21

      Glad you liked it. Pizza sauce, spaghetti sauce, chocolate sauce, it doesn't matter. It all tastes good. The photo was taken the day after I made it, so it had firmed up a bit. The first night it was a little messy.

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  6. Anonymous3 January 2013 at 11:48

    Can't wait to try this! I love this blog!

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    1. Brian Francis3 January 2013 at 19:09

      Thanks! Spaghetti Pie is definitely worth a try. And the leftovers are even better.

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