Wait until you serve these adorable spaghetti pies up for dinner. I whipped up a fabulously simple pasta sauce, took some nice whole wheat thin spaghetti noodles and a Ricotta cheese filling to create these individual little pies. Just wait until you try them. I baked them in these adorable 5 inch springform pans that I found at Sur La Table. You can also do one large 9 inch springform pan if you’d rather for one large pie 🙂
So, you start with a small piece of french bread dough (I used Pillsbury) and press it into the bottoms of 8 parchment lined springform pans. Then, top with spaghetti noodles and a layer of ricotta cheese mixture.
Time to add your sauce, more noodles, press down…add a little more sauce…..
And the cheese….don’t forget the cheese 🙂 Bake and Voila’, cheesy and gorgeous!
Mmmmm!
Remove these beauties from the springform pan and enjoy! Hope you love these as much as I do 🙂
Tomato Basil and Romano Ricotta Spaghetti Pies
Ingredients
Sauce
- 2 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 cup finely chopped white onion
- 2 Tablespoons fresh minced garlic
- 1/2 pound lean ground beef
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon fresh cracked black pepper
- 28 ounces diced tomatoes
- 8 fresh basil leaves chopped
- 1/4 Cup fresh grated Romano Cheese
Ricotta Filling
- 2 Cups Ricotta Cheese
- 1/2 Cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1/2 Cup fresh grated Romano cheese
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon fresh cracked black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon Lawry’s garlic salt with parsley
Pasta
- 1 pound whole wheat pasta noodles
- 1 roll French Bread dough
- 1/4 Cup fresh grated Romano cheese
- 1 1/2 Cups shredded mozzarella cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.Â
- Heat oil into a large skillet over medium heat. Saute onions for 5-7 minutes or until softened.
- Stir in garlic and cook for 1 minute then add ground beef. Cook until crumbled and browned.
- Place diced tomatoes into food processor until nearly smooth.Â
- Pour into meat mixture, add basil leaves and Romano cheese. Reduce heat to low to simmer.
- Place Ricotta, mozzarella, Romano, salt, pepper and garlic salt into a large bowl and mix to combine.
- Cook pasta according to package directions, drain and run under cold water to stop cooking. With kitchen scissors, cut noodles into smaller pieces.
- Unroll French Bread dough and cut 3 inch pieces. Stretch and press into the bottom of 5 inch springform pans that have been lined with parchment paper.Â
- Bake for 10 minutes then remove from oven.
- Layer a heaping 1/4 Cup pasta noodles evenly over bread, layer with 1/4 Cup Ricotta mixture and top with 1/4 Cup meat sauce.
- Top evenly with an additional 1/4 Cup pasta noodles, Romano cheese and mozzarella cheese.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes or until cheese is melted and hot.
Nutrition
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That looks delicious!
P.S. I just voted 🙂 Good Luck!
This looks great! I love baked spaghetti!
This looks fantastic! Totally going to try it! I just voted for you! Good luck!
These look nummy…I just voted!
I’m surprised at the simplicity of this recipe, sometimes those taste the absolute best!
I love these individual spaghetti pies. Your photos are wonderful and I wish you all the luck in the competition. I just voted for you and thanks for offering up the prize award to one of your readers.
Voted! Good luck!
You make the cutest food!!
This looks really good.
I voted.
This recipe looks great and looks fun to do. Since I began blogging I have been looking for more ways to use leftovers. I recently made a baked spaghetti that was really good. I love your idea of using the spring form pans!!
Ashlee
http://ashandlewplus2.com/2010/09/23/day-at-homefinally/
Super cute, and they look delicious! I think my 3 yr old & 1 yr old will love helping me prepare them… and eat them! Thanks for the great idea!
Just voted! Always love your recipes!
yep, you win! i’m making these next week…they really could not be any cuter! and you definitely have my vote 🙂
LOVE this recipe. So creative! Good luck, you have my vote:)
LOVE these pies! great job!
just voted for you…GOOD LUCK!!!!
This has all sorts of great things in it:
Meat
Multiple cheeses
Spaghetti
Fresh herbs
I will definitely have to figure out a time to make this.
I will need a crowd of some size.
Thanks and keep up the great work.
Oh My Goodness!!!! These are the most adorable little meals Everrrr!!! You best believe you get my votes!!!! I have always admired how creative in the kitchen you are, you have given so much inspiration to me, and wonderful ideas, and I thank you! I will continue to vote everyday and pray that you win!!!! Good Luck!!!
Michelle Torres
decorater4life@aol.com
Looks yummy Jen! And I have now voted twice! Keep reminding us so I don’t forget to vote everyday! Good luck.
Oh Yum! I voted! They look scrumptious! Good Luck!
Those are so cute Jenny! We went with “cute” mini-sized food too! Great minds think alike 😉 I have those mini spring-form pans too but never thought to make something savory with them, love it!
-Sara
These look super yummy for parents and kids alike. We gotta get your voting numbers up!!!
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I stumbled upon your blog and I have to say…I’m in LOVE. You have such creative and fun yumminess and I can’t wait to try everything!! Good luck in the cook off. I think you can take them!
Voted! Looks soooooo YUMMY!
Voted for you! They look DELICIOUS!
so cute! they look like carb heaven:-)
My oh my! Those are absolutely gorgeous!! I’m new to your site thanks to this contest…and I will be coming back! Genius!
Oh…and I voted!! 🙂 Good luck!!!
Wow…it looks beautiful AND it looks so simple! Love it!!
Very exciting! You know we’ll help you get there! 🙂
These look great. I am going to try making these with my niece and nephews. Good luck!
Congrats on the cook-off, that’s so cool! And speaking of cool, these pies look fantastic! Once again, so creative!
holy moly these look AMAZING! looks very fancy but simple. good for college boyfriends!
I voted! These are too cute and look delicious! Best of luck!
Ok those are so adorable! I voted yesterday and am wishing you luck!!
Where were u all my life? So creative! Thanx!
I voted! 🙂 Sending you lots and lots of good luck! Can’t wait to try this.. gorgeous and delicious!! 🙂
Oh. Wow. This looks absolutely delicious! I just voted!