Rigatoni Pizza Pie
- Ready In:
- 53mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Yields:
-
1 Pie
ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil, plus additional for greasing pan
- kosher salt
- 1 lb rigatoni pasta
- 1 cup and 2 tablespoons finely grated parmesan cheese
- 2 1⁄2 cups sauce with meat
- 8 ounces coarsely grated mozzarella cheese
- 2 ounces pepperoni
directions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Grease a 9-inch springform pan with olive oil and place on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
- In a large pot of salted boiling water, cook pasta until tender but still underdone, about 3-4 minutes less than recommended time on the package. Drain and transfer to a large bowl. Let cool slightly, then toss with 1 tablespoon olive oil and 1 cup parmesan. Set aside.
- Tightly pack pasta into springform pan, standing each piece on end. Spread meat sauce on top of pasta, pushing sauce into pasta holes.
- Top with mozzarella and pepperoni and transfer to oven.
- Bake 20-25 minutes, until pepperoni becomes browned in places and pasta on the edges of pan turn deeply golden and crisp.
- Remove from oven and top with remaining 2 tablespoons parmesan.
- Let rest 10 minutes, run knife around edge of pan to loosen, and unmold. Slice into wedges and serve warm.
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