Pasta Pie (Makaronopita) Greek pasta phyllo pie - Makaronopita. Boil the pasta in plenty of salted water. Drain and place it in a baking dish in which you have browned a little butter.

Ingredients of Pasta Pie (Makaronopita)

  1. Prepare 1 package of Pasta.
  2. You need 250 grams of Yogurt (if you can find Greek Yogurt it works better).
  3. It's 2 of Red bell Peppers (pepper of your chose chopped in cubes).
  4. Prepare 1 package of Phyllo dough.
  5. Prepare 2 of Carrots (chopped in cubes).
  6. You need 2 of small onions diced.
  7. Prepare 3 of medium size eggs.
  8. Prepare 2 of Zucchinis (chopped into cubes).
  9. It's 250 grams of cheese (preferably salted).
  10. You need of Tomato sauce (homemade or store bought).
  11. Prepare of Olive Oil.
  12. You need of Salt.

Pasta Pie (Makaronopita) instructions

  1. In a large frying pan saute the vegetables with Olive Oil. Saute until the vegetables are soft about 10 minutes on low heat. Once that is done add salt and set aside to add into the pasta later..
  2. I used small pasta for this recipe..
  3. Boil Pasta in salted water..
  4. In a large bowl add in the Pasta and the Yogurt mix until nicely blended. Add the cheese, vegetables, and tomato sauce, eggs and mix..
  5. Oil brush the baking pan and place 5 pieces of Phyllo dough, oil brush the top phyllo dough Continue by placing another 5 pieces of dough and oil brush..
  6. Add in the Pasta mix..
  7. Continue by placing and folding inwards the rest of the 5 pieces of Phyllo dough and oil brush. (You can use as many pieces of dough as you like).
  8. Oil brush the top piece, and beat 1 egg and brush so that you can get a crispy taste. Slant slice with a knife from top to bottom. Pre-heat oven 180 degrees and bake for 1 hr. 🙂 Kali Orexi!!! 🙂.

Pasta encased in buttery, flaky layers of fillo pastry - what could be better? At its simplest, this pie's filling is made only with pasta and fetta, but we've added some other Greek flavours to ours. Use leftover French bread to create a delicious creamy pasta pie rich in cheese and tomatoes. A pasta pie that hits your eye and your stomach thanks once again to Martha Stewart. Macaroni pie is a casserole dish based on baked macaroni and cheese.

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