Italian Meatball Pie by skyisblu
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The ultimate comfort food - hot meatball sub, dripping with rich, savory tomato sauce and lots of melted cheese - baked into a tender bread crust pie. Can food possibly get any better than this?
 
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Step 1: What you'll need:

(Note: This recipe makes a large enough pie to feed 8 people.)

Dough:
 - 1 tbsp. (1 pkg.) active dry yeast
 - 1/3 c. warm water (105-115 degrees F)(see note in step 2)
 - 1 1/3 c. warm water
 - 2 tbsp. sugar
 - 1/2 tbsp. salt
 - 1 1/2 tbsp. shortening
 - 4 to 5 cups all-purpose flour

Filling:
 - 1 1/2 lb. ground beef
 - 1/2 c. fresh bread crumbs(see note in step 3)
 - 1/2 c. grated parmesan cheese
 - 1 egg
 - 1 1/2 tsp. dried oregano
 - salt and pepper
 - 2 c. (500ml) store-bought or homemade tomato sauce
 - 2 c. grated mozzarella cheese
 - 3 tbsp. butter
 - 3 cloves garlic, minced


Mihsin says: Apr 23, 2013. 8:32 AM
Looks great, my wife and sons agreed it's next on our menue.
General Zod says: Mar 13, 2013. 11:38 AM
Question.....is it possible to add veggies to this as well? I'm not looking to make this vegetarian; I was just wondering if adding things like peppers, onions, and mushrooms to the meatballs and sauce would sabotage the baking process (baking is not one of my strongest skills).
skyisblu (author) says: Mar 13, 2013. 9:00 PM
I don't see why not! Just make sure to saute the veggies first, so they don't release all their juices in the pie. Then you might get a mess!
General Zod says: Mar 14, 2013. 4:52 AM
Thanks!!! You have awesome 'ibles. Bacon sushi.....'nuff said.
gary.918 says: Nov 15, 2012. 9:21 AM
looks great, and fairly easey. thanks for shareing
lauray0ung says: Apr 16, 2012. 5:50 PM
I made this for my family last night and they absolutely love it! The part about "serves 8 people" is no joke. I cut it into 4 pieces and no one was able to finish more than half. Adding this into our weekend meal rotation - it was a lot easier than it seems.

On a side note - the dough came out perfect and would be excellent for making 2 large homemade pizzas or 2 medium deep dish pizzas. Thank you for posting this recipe - it was awesome! :)
bajablue says: Feb 19, 2012. 6:52 PM
I would SO eat this!!! ;-P~~~
DELETED_jorgegunn says: Mar 29, 2011. 6:19 AM
Ok So i cant eat wheat but i would definatly endure the pain for a bite of this it looks overwhelmingly good. I'm not a big pasta or italian fan so when we went to an italian restruant i would allways eat just plain metballs with cheese. Or meatball pizza. yumm yumm
davon says: Mar 21, 2011. 12:46 PM
This isn't an Italian recipe...
skyisblu (author) says: Mar 21, 2011. 4:20 PM
No, but the meatballs have Italian flavors, are covered in tomato sauce and topped in melted cheese. To me, that combination screams Italian influence, thus the name "Italian meatball pie".
bigmama1079 says: Mar 18, 2011. 2:05 PM
This looks absolutely amazing. Kudos
skyisblu (author) says: Mar 18, 2011. 8:32 PM
Thank you!
thecheatscalc says: Mar 17, 2011. 9:36 PM
I think I'm going to make this... that looks fantastic, and it fits with my breadmaking!
skyisblu (author) says: Mar 18, 2011. 8:32 PM
Post a photo of your results, I'd love to see them!
pest003s says: Mar 18, 2011. 12:25 PM
WOW!
l8nite says: Mar 17, 2011. 8:33 PM
what an AMAZING idea ! I need to remember this one !
junits15 says: Mar 17, 2011. 4:46 PM
.....D.R.O.O.L!!!! since I was brought up Italian i can appreciate this :)
TheRealZeeboo says: Mar 17, 2011. 5:03 PM
Not being Italian, let alone brought up Italian, I can appreciate this!
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