A Big Pasta Pie ~ That's Amore!

(Shoutout to Becky ~ I'm wearing the pretty apron you made me!)

A couple of weeks ago as I sewed and the Today Show was blarring in the background, I heard Giada De Laurentiis mention prosciutto.  Prosciutto?!  Forget the sewing!  I jumped up and ran to the TV and saw Giada making her version of Cappellini al Forno ~ yum!  It sounded and looked so good that we gave it a try and in case you want to, here's the recipe and pictures of the process:

CAPPELLINI AL FORNO
Ingredients:
1 lb cappellini (angel hair pasta)
4 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons dried parsley
1 cup breadcrumbs
1 cup parmessan cheese
3 eggs, beaten, room temp
3 cups mozzarella cheese
1 pound prosciutto, thickly sliced, coarsely chopped
3 tablespoons olive oil
Red sauce, warmed

Directions:
1.  Grease the bottom and sides of a 9-inch springform pan
2.  Cook pasta according to package directions, drain well and place in a large bowl
3.  Add butter, 1/2 cup parmessan cheese, eggs, parsley and dash of pepper to pasta; toss well until coated
4.  Sprinkle 1/4 cup of breadcrumbs on the bottom of the pan

5. Spread 1/3 of pasta on top of the breadcrumbs

6. Arrange 1/2 of the prosciutto onto pasta

7.  Sprinkle 1/2 of the mozarella on the prosciutto

8.  Add 1/3 of the pasta next, pushing it down to form an even layer

9.  Spread another 1/4 cup of breadcrumbs

10.  Spread the rest of the prosciutto, then the rest of the mozzarella

11.  Next, arrange the rest of the pasta

12.  In a small bowl, mix the remaining breadcrumbs with the remaining parmessan cheese and sprinkle on the pasta

13.  Drizzle with olive oil

14.  Bake for 45 to 50 minutes in a 350 degree oven until light golden brown and allow to cool for 10 minutes before removing from springform pan and slicing

15.  Pour your red sauce over slices of the pasta pie

16.  Enjoy your big pasta pie!

Aaaahhh, that's amore! (Humming Dean Martin as you cook is recommended.)

Think you'll give it a try?  Do tell, and you're automatically entered to win this month's blog giveaway from Whoopsie Daisies:

Drawing is September 30th ~ good luck!