Yesterday, we got together with friends to open wines from Tuscany. For that, I made this recipe for Spaghetti Pie: https://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/spa ... nd-spinach.
Do you make spaghetti pies? I never have, haven't even eaten one at someone else's house. I've noticed a few recipes but thought of them as kid food and never seriously looked at one until this adult version showed up. That it's vegetarian was a plus (many in our group are meatless or at least meatless-preferred), and that it would be easy to transport and serve at room temperature made it perfect for a wine-themed potluck. A 9" pie will cut into about 20 1" slices. I recommend the recipe with these revisions: 1) lose the ricotta. Doesn't really anything, not worth the extra expense. 2) add more parmesan and garlic. 3) add black truffles. 4) skip the extra salt. I seasoned the mushroom mixture and counted on the cheeses for the rest. 5) the 35 minute cook time is a joke--at 30 minutes the center of the pie was a cool 122F, that's rare beef! I kept it in the oven another 25 minutes and pulled it at 150F to make sure I didn't have a semi-raw egg problem.
The result was delicious, and perfect for this type of event just as imagined. I spent part of last night laying awake imagining this as a template for other versions. Then just now I went to google the recipe for this post, and to my surprise 'Gail Simmons Spaghetti Pie' pulled up a number of different recipes. I only looked at one, but it was red-sauce based, or at least it had tomatoes in it. It had Italian sausage and broccoli instead of mushrooms and spinach, but no matter on that. More importantly it called for half the amount of milk mine did (might be compensated for wetness by the addition of tomatoes), no ricotta!, and total baking time of an hour and 15 minutes. A long time but possibly a lower oven temp--didn't check that.
Anyway, tons of possibilities: 1 lb spaghetti + 1.5 c milk + 3 eggs + 3 cups fontina-similar + 1 cup parmesan and a 9" springform pan. That's the base, add whatever you love. I look forward to making another.