A simple pasta sauce, some nice whole wheat thin spaghetti noodles, and a Ricotta cheese filling make up these individual little Spaghetti Pies. Just wait until you try them!
Course Dinner
Cuisine Italian
Keyword baked pasta, italian dinner recipes, spaghetti pie, spaghetti pie recipe
Prep Time 1 hourhour
Cook Time 25 minutesminutes
Total Time 1 hourhour25 minutesminutes
Servings 8
Calories 525kcal
Author Jenny
Ingredients
Sauce
2Tablespoonsextra virgin olive oil
1cupfinely chopped white onion
2Tablespoonsfresh minced garlic
1/2poundlean ground beef
1/2teaspoonkosher salt
1/4teaspoonfresh cracked black pepper
28ouncesdiced tomatoes
8fresh basil leaveschopped
1/4Cupfresh grated Romano Cheese
Ricotta Filling
2CupsRicotta Cheese
1/2Cupshredded mozzarella cheese
1/2Cupfresh grated Romano cheese
1/4teaspoonkosher salt
1/4teaspoonfresh cracked black pepper
1/4teaspoonLawry’s garlic salt with parsley
Pasta
1poundwhole wheat pasta noodles
1rollFrench Bread dough
1/4Cupfresh grated Romano cheese
1 1/2Cupsshredded mozzarella cheese
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
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.
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.
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.