Simple Italian Potato Pie Recipes

Steps:

• Boil the potatoes in salted water until cooked.
• Preheat oven to 425*F.
• Drain the potatoes well, add the milk and butter and mash until smooth, then stir in the cheese and seasoning.
• Butter a 1 1/2 to 2 pint pie dish and sprinkle with the breadcrumbs, pressing them to the base and sides with the back of a spoon.
• Spoon the potato and cheese mixture into the dish and rough up the top with a fork.
• Brush with the melted butter.
• Bake for 20 to 30 minutes or until golden brown.
• Serve with pickled beets or red cabbage and thick slices of crusty brown bread (buttered of course!).

Steps:

• Line unpricked crust with a double thickness of heavy duty foil.
• Bake at 450 for 7 minutes.
• Reduce oven heat to 350.
• Brown sausage and drain well.
• Place cottage cheese and egg into blender and process until smooth.
• Stir into potatoes along with the sour cream and seasonings.
• Place sausage in paster shell and top with potatoes.
• Drizzle with butter.
• Bake for 50-60 minutes or until set.
• Sprinkle with cheese and let stand until melted.
• Serve.

Steps:

• Boil potatoes in salted water until tender, then drain and mash.
• Stir in butter, sour cream, chives, seasoned salt and pepper.
• Butter and lightly flour a 9" deep pie plate.
• Spread in mashed potatoes.
• Arrange 6 oz mozzarella cheese on top of potatoes.
• Top with tomatoes and sprinkle with basil and oregano.
• Top with remaining mozzarella, Parmesan cheese and drizzle with melted butter.
• Bake at 425° for 25 to 30 minutes.
• Cool slightly before cutting.

Steps:

• Cover the potatoes with salted water and boil till tender. Drain and mash.
• Stir in softened butter, sour cream, chives, seasoned salt and pepper.
• Butter and lightly flour 9 1/2-inch deep pie plate. Spread in mashed potatoes.
• Arrange 6 oz. Mozzarella cheese on potatoes. Top with tomatoes. Sprinkle with basil and oregano.
• Top with remaining Mozzarella cheese, Parmesan cheese and melted butter. Bake at 425°F for 25 to 30 minutes or until cheese if melted. Cool slightly before cutting.