Italian Pot Pie With Parmesan Cheese Crust Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees, with rack in lowest position. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium. Add onion and carrots; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, 6 to 8 minutes. Add beef, and cook, breaking up meat with a wooden spoon, until no longer pink, 3 to 5 minutes. Add tomato sauce; bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer, and cook, stirring occasionally, until meat mixture has thickened, 8 to 10 minutes; set aside.
• In a medium bowl, whisk flour, Parmesan, baking powder, rosemary, and 1/2 teaspoon salt; make a well in center, and add butter and milk. Stir just until dough comes together.
• Spoon meat mixture into four 8-ounce ramekins; mound dough on top. Place on a large rimmed baking sheet; bake until topping is golden brown and a toothpick inserted in topping comes out clean, 10 to 12 minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• In a large skillet, heat oil and add chopped onion and carrots.
• Saute until vegetables are tender. Add ground beef and continue frying until meat is no longer pink.
• Add garlic and cook until fragrant.
• Add seasonings/sauce and mix.
• Cook until thickened. approximately 10 minutes.
• Spoon mixture into 4 8 oz. ramekins.
• Set aside.
• In mixing bowl whisk together the dry ingredients.
• Make a well in the centre and add the wet ingredients.
• Combine just until moistened.
• Mound spoonfuls of dough on top of the ramekins.
• Place on rimmed baking sheet.
• Place in oven and bake 10-12 minutes.
• Test doneness with toothpick.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400ºF.
• Use pulsing action of food processor to process flour, butter, cream cheese and 1/2 tsp. oregano until mixture is well blended and pulls away from of side of container. Shape into ball; flatten slightly. Wrap tightly with plastic wrap. Refrigerate until ready to use.
• Brown meat with onions and peppers in large nonstick skillet on medium heat. Add pasta sauce, mozzarella and remaining oregano; mix well. Spoon into 9-inch deep-dish pie plate sprayed with cooking spray.
• Roll dough on lightly floured surface to 10-inch round; place over pie. Seal and flute edge. Cut several slits in crust to permit steam to escape. Place on rimmed baking sheet.
• Bake 30 to 35 min. or until golden brown. Let stand 10 min. before serving.

Steps:

• Pulse flour, parmesan, and salt in food processor to blend.
• Add butter and pulse until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Sprinkle 5 tablespoons of water over mixture.
• Pulse, adding the remaining 1 to 2 tablespoons of water if necessary, just until mixture is moistened and begins to hold together (dough should still be crumbly).
• Gather dough into a disk and cut in half. Shape into 2 disks.
• Wrap disks and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat a 12" skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add sausage and cook 3 to 5 minutes or until browned.
• Using a slotted spoon, transfer the sausage to a bowl.
• Discard excess drippings.
• Increase heat to high and add cook chicken 3 to 5 minutes, turning chicken occasionally and cook until lightly browned.
• Add onion and cook 3 to 4 minutes or until tender.
• Add tomatoes and juice and bring to a boil. Break up tomatoes with a spoon and reduce heat and simmer 7 to 8 minutes longer.
• Add sausage and cool.
• Heat oven to 375.
• Trim stems from chard and coarsely slice leaves and stems.
• Bring 1/2 cup water, chard stems, and leaves to boil in a large pot.
• Cover and cook 9 to 10 minutes until the stems are tender.
• Drain in colander and press out excess liquid with a spoon.
• Stir chard into cooled chicken-sausage mixture and divide mixture between 2 quart baking dishes.
• Divide and sprinkle 2 tablespoons parmesan over tops of filling.
• Roll each pastry disk so it extends 1" behind edge of baking dish.
• Place pastry on top of each disk and press pastry against the side of the disk to seal in the filling.
• Cut 2 slits in the center of each.
• Bake potpies 40 to 45 minutes or until tops are golden and filling is bubbly.
• If you decided not to bake your potpies and froze them instead, unwrap dishes and let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes before baking.
• Increase the oven temperature to 375 degrees and bake 45 minutes longer.
• Serve with cooked zucchini.

Steps:

• Special equipment: 6 (10-ounce) ramekins
• For the Tomato Sauce: Warm the olive oil in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add the garlic, rosemary, and pancetta. Saute until the pancetta is crisp and golden, about 5 minutes. Add the tomatoes, stir to combine, and simmer over very low heat for 15 minutes. Add the salt and pepper. Set aside.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. In a large bowl combine the Tomato Sauce, chicken, broccoli, mozzarella, salt, and pepper. Stir to combine. Divide the chicken mixture evenly between the ramekins. Roll out the pizza dough and cut circles with a pairing knife that are 1-inch wider in diameter than the ramekins. Place the circles of dough over the filled ramekins and press down to seal, making sure to pull the dough over the edge of the ramekin. Brush the top of the pizza dough with olive oil and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Cut a small slit in the top of the pizza dough with a pairing knife. Bake until the pizza crust is golden, about 25 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool slightly before serving.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees, with rack in lowest position. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium. Add onion and carrots; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, 6 to 8 minutes. Add beef, and cook, breaking up meat with a wooden spoon, until no longer pink, 3 to 5 minutes. Add tomato sauce; bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer, and cook, stirring occasionally, until meat mixture has thickened, 8 to 10 minutes; set aside.
• In a medium bowl, whisk flour, Parmesan, baking powder, rosemary, and 1/2 teaspoon salt; make a well in center, and add butter and milk. Stir just until dough comes together.
• Spoon meat mixture into four 8-ounce ramekins; mound dough on top. Place on a large rimmed baking sheet; bake until topping is golden brown and a toothpick inserted in topping comes out clean, 10 to 12 minutes.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375ºF.
• Process flour, butter and Neufchatel in food processor 30 sec. or until mixture is well blended and pulls away from side of container. Shape into ball; flatten slightly.
• Place dough between 2 lightly floured sheets of waxed paper; roll to 10-inch round. Discard top sheet of waxed paper. Spray 9-inch pie plate with cooking spray; invert over dough. Holding plate and dough together, flip pie plate over. Discard second sheet of waxed paper. Gently press dough onto bottom and up side of pie plate. Flute edge.
• Combine chicken, beans, pasta sauce, 1 cup shredded Italian cheese and 1/4 cup Parmesan; spoon into crust. Place on bottom oven rack.
• Bake 30 min. or until pastry is golden brown. Sprinkle with remaining cheeses; bake 6 to 8 min. or until melted.