How to Make Spicy Spaghetti Pie

Spaghetti pie is a very interesting recipe that a family always loves. There are different variations possible and the cook can even make modifications so that personal touch can be added to the dish. One of the highly popular variations is a spicy spaghetti pie. 

You are going to need 1 cup of shredded mozzarella cheese and alternatively you can use pepper jack cheese. 4 ounces of dried and broken spaghetti pasta are also necessary. The other ingredients needed are 1 pound of pork sausage, 1 cup of chopped onions, 1 cup of sliced black olives, 1 teaspoon of salt, 1 teaspoon of pepper, 1 teaspoon of minced garlic, around 14 ounces of diced tomatoes with juices, 1 teaspoon of Italian seasoning, one quarter of a tablespoon of red pepper, 1 third of a cup of tomato paste and 2 tablespoons of grated parmesan cheese. You can play with the amounts but not too much as the taste would be modified and you might end up with a dish that you will not like. More peppers can be used for those that want a spicier desert. Keep in mind that the ingredients are intended for 6 servings. If you need more or less you need to adapt the quantities. 

Preparing the spicy spaghetti pie starts with cooking the pasta just like it says on the package. Then you will need to drain it, rinse and then drain it again. Pour the cooked pasta in a nine inch deep pie plate. Make sure that the bottom is fully covered. Next you will want to sprinkle the mozzarella cheese and then set the dish aside.

The sausages, onions, olives and garlic need to be cooked over medium fire. You can stop cooking when the onions are tender and the sausages are brown. Make sure that you drain the pot used and stir everything with the tomatoes, the tomato paste, salt, pepper, Italian seasoning and the red peppers. The mixture needs to be poured in the initial dish and then you will want to cover everything with foil.

Next we are going to bake the pie for around half an hour at 350 degrees Celsius. Parmesan cheese is used to sprinkle over the pie and as soon as it is done you will want to let it properly cool off for around 5 minutes before you serve. 

In the event that you do not want the spaghetti pie to be spicy but you want to have a special flavor you can replace the red peppers with white or black peppers. Olives can also be replaced with mushrooms or other similar ingredients. The bottom line is that this is one recipe that you can easily play with. Some of the ingredients can be replaced and you can also add condiments that you really like. It is very hard to get it wrong with a spicy spaghetti pie.