Some time in the past, Joanna instructed me in regards to the coolest factor…

Final 12 months, Anton’s elementary faculty held a fundraiser referred to as Eat Pie Store (!) the place they arrange tables with totally different sorts of do-it-yourself pies — candy ones, like chocolate, apple, crumbles, and so on., in addition to savory ones, like frittata and quiche. Additionally included on this glorious-sounding unfold? A spaghetti pie — which, Joanna instructed me, everybody went bananas over.

And never simply the children! The adults, too. Have you ever all heard of this? It’s precisely what it feels like — tomatoey, tacky spaghetti that’s baked in a pie dish, then served in wedges, in all its crispy-edged glory.

So, it made full sense that after I was flipping by means of Jessie Sheehan’s new guide Salty Tacky Herby Crispy: Snackable Bakes, I finished quick at her recipe for Spaghetti Pie With Tacky Marinara. Sheehan — who hosts the Cherry Bombe podcast “She’s My Cherry Pie” and pops up throughout Instagram along with her cheerful signature greeting “Peeps!” — is enjoyable personified. Her guide is all in regards to the quick-and-easy (the 100 recipes in her guide name on primary pantry staples and are available collectively in lower than an hour) and the playful, like that Spaghetti Pie, but additionally Every thing Bagel and Cream Cheese Snacking Bread, Jalapeño Cheddar Shortbread Buttons, and issues like popovers, hand pies, and snacky bite-size issues that make a celebration a social gathering.

Baked Spaghetti Pie With Tacky Marinara
From Salty Tacky Herby Crispy: Snackable Bakes, by Jessie Sheehan
Makes one 8-inch spherical pie

Says Jessie: Wrap the spaghetti in a clear dish towel (which can stop you from spraying your kitchen with tiny damaged noodles) and break the spaghetti into thirds earlier than boiling it, because it’ll prepare dinner quicker (in solely 5 minutes!) and the pie will likely be simpler to slice and eat.

olive oil for brushing the pan
¾ cup plus 2 tablespoons (88 g) finely grated Parmesan, divided, plus extra for serving
2 massive eggs
1½ cups (382 g) retailer–purchased or do-it-yourself marinara sauce, plus extra for serving
¾ teaspoon kosher salt, or to style
½ teaspoon freshly floor black pepper
½ to ¾ teaspoon garlic powder
½ to ¾ teaspoon dried oregano
1¼ cups (125 g) shredded low-moisture, whole-milk mozzarella, divided, plus extra for sprinkling
⅓ cup (76 g) ricotta
¾ pound (340 g) spaghetti, cooked till al dente

Warmth the oven to 350°F. Brush an 8-inch spherical cake pan with olive oil and line the underside with parchment paper. Brush the parchment with further oil and sprinkle the underside and sides of the pan with ¼ cup (25 g) of the Parmesan to coat. 

Calmly whisk the eggs in a big bowl. Whisk within the marinara, salt, pepper, garlic powder, oregano, ½ cup (50 g) of the Parmesan, ¾ cup (75 g) of the mozzarella, and the ricotta. Fold within the cooked spaghetti with a versatile spatula and switch the combination to the ready cake pan, urgent down together with your spatula to compress it. Sprinkle the remaining 2 tablespoons of Parmesan excessive.

Bake for about quarter-hour. Rigorously take away the cake pan from the oven, sprinkle the “pie” with the remaining ½ cup (50g) of mozzarella, and return the pan to the oven to bake for about quarter-hour extra, or till the cheese is properly melted. If you need your cheese bronzed and barely crispy, place the pie underneath the broiler briefly, holding a watchful eye, about 2 minutes or so.

Take away from the oven and let cool for 10 minutes earlier than working a knife across the fringe of the pan and inverting the “pie” onto a serving plate. (You might want to offer the underside of the cake pan a number of agency faucets to assist it launch.) Let it relaxation for five to 10 extra minutes, then serve the “pie” in wedges, passing further Parmesan and sauce, if desired, on the desk.

Would you make this? What different enjoyable dinners do you suggest?

P.S. 5-ingredient dinners, and a pasta sauce style check.

(Picture by Nico Schinco.)