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Italian Pasta Pie

Use leftover French bread to create a delicious creamy pasta pie rich in cheese and tomatoes.

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Prep Time 15 min
Total Time 50 min
Servings 6

Ingredients

4: oz uncooked angel hair (capellini) pasta

18: to 25 slices baguette or French bread, about 1/4 inch thick

2: tablespoons butter or margarine, melted

3/4: cup shredded Swiss cheese (3 oz)

2: tablespoons chopped fresh or 2 teaspoons dried basil leaves

1: container (10 oz) refrigerated Alfredo pasta sauce

3: medium plum (Roma) tomatoes, chopped

2: medium green onions, sliced (2 tablespoons)

1: tablespoon grated Romano or Parmesan cheese

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Directions

1 Heat oven to 400°F. Cook and drain pasta as directed on package.
2 Meanwhile, brush bread with butter. In 9-inch glass pie plate, line bottom and side with bread, butter sides up and slightly overlapping slices. Bake about 10 minutes or until light brown.
3 Meanwhile, in large bowl, mix Swiss cheese, 1 tablespoon of the basil and the Alfredo sauce.
4 Reduce oven temperature to 350°F. Add pasta to sauce mixture; toss to mix thoroughly. Spoon into baked crust. Sprinkle with tomatoes, onions and Romano cheese.
5 Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until hot. Let stand 5 minutes before cutting. Sprinkle with remaining 1 tablespoon basil.

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NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 430
Calories from Fat: 225),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 25g; 25%
(Saturated Fat 13g, 13% ),
Cholesterol: 60mg; 60%;
Sodium: 540mg; 540%;
Total Carbohydrate: 39g; 39%
(Dietary Fiber 2g 2% ),
Protein: 14g; 14%

% Daily Value*:

Iron: 12%;

Exchanges:

1 High-Fat Meat; 3 Fat;

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Posted 1/14/2011 6:21:15 PM REPORT ABUSE jknnbsjms said:

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Not a fan of this dish! I found it bland. I'm not even sure how I would make this better. No one in my family liked it and we ended up throwing most of it out.

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Posted 1/6/2011 11:15:41 PM REPORT ABUSE xkatexedgex said:

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not a fan of this at all. if i ever make this again, im going to have to use less basil and add some chicken. it didnt taste bad but it didnt taste good. i did like the bread idea though.

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Posted 10/17/2010 5:53:54 PM REPORT ABUSE kisultz said:

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This has become one of our very favorites in our family we have replaced the Swiss cheese we put in Italian Cheese blind and instead of basil we use Italian seasoning...but easy and very tasty :)

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