Mozzarella Meat Pie Food

MOZZARELLA MEAT PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375. Press crescents into 9-inch pie plate-closing perforations to form a crust. Flute edge.
• Brown meat & onions; drain.
• Add tomato paste, 1/2 cup cheese, and oregano; mix well.
• Spoon meat mixture into crust and top with remaining cheese.
• Bake for 15 to 20 minutes.

ITALIAN MEAT AND SPINACH PIE

Steps:

• 1. Line a 9-inch pie pan with the pastry and press the edges of the crust with a fork to seal it to the pie dish. Cover loosely with plastic wrap and refrigerate while you prepare the sauce.
• 2. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat and stir in the ground beef, turkey sausage, and 1 clove of minced garlic. Cook and stir until the meat is crumbly, evenly browned, and no longer pink. Drain and discard any excess grease. Add the onion, red bell pepper, and mushrooms and cook, stirring frequently, until the onion is soft and translucent and the mushrooms have given off their liquid, about 5 minutes. Add the remaining garlic and cook for 30 seconds.
• 3. Stir in the tomato paste, water, salt, basil, and oregano and bring the sauce to a boil. Reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.
• 4. Preheat an oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
• 5. Line the chilled pie crust with a double thickness of aluminum foil. Bake for 9 minutes. Remove the foil and continue baking until the bottom of the crust is set, about 7 more minutes (see Editor's Note for tips). Remove from the oven and set aside. Reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• 6. Combine the spinach, ricotta, and 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese. Spoon the filling into the baked crust. Top with the meat mixture. Cover the edges of the pie crust with foil to prevent over-browning, place the pie on a baking sheet, and bake for 45 minutes.
• 7. Remove the pie from the oven. Top the meat mixture with 1 cup of mozzarella cheese, sliced tomatoes, and sliced olives. Next add your top pie crust, use a fork to seal edges and make four small slits in the top middle of your crust. Again use foil to protect the crust. Bake about ten minutes or so, then remove foil and continue baking until crust is a nice golden brown, about another ten minutes. Let stand at least ten minutes before serving.

POTATO AND MOZZARELLA PIE

Steps:

• Peel and cube the potatoes. Boil in salted water until tender; drain. Mash the potatoes, stir in 1/4 cup butter, and season as desired with salt and pepper.
• Grease and lightly flour a 9inch pie pan. Spread the mashed potatoes in the pie pan.
• Cut the mozzarella into 1/4 inch thick slices. Place half of the cheese on the potatoes.
• Peel the tomatoes and cut into 1/2 inch thick slices. Arrange on top of cheese and potatoes. Sprinkle with oregano, basil, and salt and pepper.
• Top tomatoes with remaining mozzarella. Sprinkle with grated Parmesan cheese and 1/4 cup melted butter.
• Bake at 425°F for 25 minutes.

EASTER MEAT PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Place ricotta in a large mixing bowl and add eggs one at a time while mixing on low speed. Stir in mozzarella, ham, salami, and prosciutto until all ingredients are well combined. Line two 9 inch pans with pastry. Spoon half of mixture into each pan. Sprinkle half of the Parmesan cheese over each pie, then cover with top pastry. Crimp edges and cut steam vents in tops.
• Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour, until crust is golden brown. Cool on racks.