Spaghetti Pie
Baked spaghetti with ricotta cheese, mozzarella cheese, grated cheese and marinara sauce.
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 500kcal
Cost: $$
Ingredients
- 1 lb. spaghetti
- 4 cups of marinara sauce
- 2 cups ricotta cheese
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- ½ cup grated cheese parmesan or Romano
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees
Cooking the Spaghetti:
- Prepare the spaghetti according to the package instructions for al dente. Drain the spaghetti and let sit for 10 minutes.
Preparing the Spaghetti Mixture:
- In large mixing bowl add the cooked spaghetti, ricotta cheese, 1 cup of mozzarella cheese, 2 cups of marinara sauce, and the grated cheese.
- Fold the mixture with a large spoon until all ingredients are well incorporated.
Preparing the Spaghetti Pie:
- Prepare a 9 inch round baking pan by spreading 1 cup of marinara sauce evenly onto the bottom of the pan.
- Next, add the spaghetti mixture to the baking dish and level. Spread the remaining 1 cup of marinara sauce and 1 cup of mozzarella cheese evenly on the top of the spaghetti mixture.
- Bake on 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes, or until golden in color and hot throughout.
- Remove from oven and let the spaghetti pie rest for 10 minutes before serving.
To Serve
- Serve this spaghetti pie with warm crusty Italian bread
Notes
Invent Your Recipe:
For this recipe I am using my bake ziti recipe as the inspiration and changing a few things around for this spaghetti pie. Basically, I am using spaghetti in the place of ziti, and I am removing the ground beef all together. Also, I am baking the spaghetti in a round pan instead of a square or rectangle pan so that I can achieve the look of a “pie”.
You can easily make this dish with any other type of pasta, but to maintain the look and feel of the spaghetti pie I would recommend another long pasta, like a fettuccini, linguini, or angel hair.
If you would like to add meat into this recipe, it is easy to do so, as my bake ziti recipe uses ground beef or ground turkey. You can use those as an option, or even cut up some cooked sausage into the mixture before baking. Either way, you will need to brown the meat before adding it into the mixture for baking.
Nutrition
Calories: 500kcal