Everyone in my household works late. It’s been my experience that when you work late, you don’t want to come home and make this hugely time consuming dinner. You want something that’s relatively quick, but tastes great. This recipe is one that I use often as it’s very tasty and requires very little clean up. I’ve included a printable recipe card below so that if you like what you read, you can take it home with you.
Here’s what you’ll need:
INGREDIENTS:
1 pkg. thin spaghetti noodles
1 bottle of your favorite marinara sauce (you’ll need 24oz. or so)
1 bottle of your favorite Alfredo sauce (you’ll need roughly half the bottle)
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 tablespoon salt
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
1/3 cup shredded Parmesan
MATERIALS:
Large pot
Strainer
Deep dish pie pan
Non-stick spray
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Add your olive oil & salt to your large pot of boiling water then add the entire package of pasta. You want to cook the pasta to the ‘al dente’ time that is indicated on your box. One pound of pasta should be cooked in at least 6 quarts of water so that the pasta isn’t forced to stick together while it’s cooking (the olive oil helps with that as well.) When the pasta is done, rinse immediately in cold water and drain it again.
Take your noodles and put them back into your large pot. Add the entire can of marinara sauce and mix thoroughly. You’ll want to lightly spray your deep dish pie pan with a non-stick spray before placing the noodle/sauce mixture in there. Once you’ve sprayed the pie pan, place your mixture in there and lightly but firmly press the noodles down. What you’re doing here is getting rid of air bubbles and compacting your spaghetti mixture down so that it fits tightly in the pan.
Sprinkle with a light amount of cheese and place in the oven for 5 minutes (or until the cheese is melted). Remove from the oven and cover the top with about half a bottle of Alfredo sauce. Spread evenly to coat then top with the remaining shredded cheese and place back in the oven for 6-8 minutes. Once the cheese is melted you can remove the pan from the oven. Let sit for 5 minutes and then cut just like a piece of pie! This should make 6-8 servings, depending on how hungry everyone is. I like to sprinkle shredded Parmesan on mine as well. I think it adds a little something. Serve with garlic bread or rolls & you’re done!
I like this recipe because it’s simple to make and only uses two dishes to create. Anything that cuts down on washing dishes is awesome to me! There are many variations available to this recipe. We’ve made it many different ways before. Try adding hamburger to your marinara sauce for a heartier pie or even sauteed vegetables to create a different textured sauce. We’ve even switched the marinara & Alfredo before, baking an Alfredo pie & topping it with marinara sauce. It was good, too!
I hope you enjoyed this recipe! I post new recipes often at my blog Life Of A Lost Muse and those include printable recipe cards as well. Thank you for letting me share with you today. Bon Appétit!
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Yum! This sounds delicious. I will be saving this recipe to try. Thank you for sharing it. laurie
Thanks Laurie! I hope you like it!
Thanks for sharing. On the menu for this week.
Kristina – did you try it? How was it?