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Pasta Pie (Makaronopita)

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The ingredients needed to cook Pasta Pie (Makaronopita):
  1. Provide 1 package Pasta
  2. Prepare 250 grams Yogurt (if you can find Greek Yogurt it works better)
  3. Provide 2 Red bell Peppers (pepper of your chose chopped in cubes)
  4. Get 1 package Phyllo dough
  5. Take 2 Carrots (chopped in cubes)
  6. Provide 2 small onions diced
  7. Get 3 medium size eggs
  8. You need 2 Zucchinis (chopped into cubes)
  9. Provide 250 grams cheese (preferably salted)
  10. You need Tomato sauce (homemade or store bought)
  11. You need Olive Oil
  12. You need Salt
Steps to make Pasta Pie (Makaronopita):
  1. In a large frying pan saute the vegetables with Olive Oil. Saute until the vegetables are soft about 10 minutes on low heat. Once that is done add salt and set aside to add into the pasta later.
  2. I used small pasta for this recipe.
  3. Boil Pasta in salted water.
  4. In a large bowl add in the Pasta and the Yogurt mix until nicely blended. Add the cheese, vegetables, and tomato sauce, eggs and mix.
  5. Oil brush the baking pan and place 5 pieces of Phyllo dough, oil brush the top phyllo dough Continue by placing another 5 pieces of dough and oil brush.
  6. Add in the Pasta mix.
  7. Continue by placing and folding inwards the rest of the 5 pieces of Phyllo dough and oil brush. (You can use as many pieces of dough as you like)
  8. Oil brush the top piece, and beat 1 egg and brush so that you can get a crispy taste. Slant slice with a knife from top to bottom. Pre-heat oven 180 degrees and bake for 1 hr. 🙂 Kali Orexi!!! 🙂

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