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This is how I do pie.

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The easy way.

Pasta and cheese!

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I love pie.

My favorite are my mom’s chocolate chip cookie pie and her pecan pie. We have them every Thanksgiving and Christmas, but I am not going to lie, we totally use good old Pillsbury. That little dough boy never ever fails us. He always produces perfectly flakey and doughy pie crusts. We kind of love him and his crusts!

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Back when I was maybe eleven or twelve I decided I wanted to make a double crusted apple pie, all homemade, all by myself. This pie was probably one of the first real things I ever baked other than cookies.

It was probably the best pie I have made to date. I can still remember it, it may not have looked perfect, but oh my gosh it was so good and even my dad loved the crust. He is a total crust snob if you ask me. He can’t have them too thick or too overdone, they have to be just right.

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He loved that crust.

And so did everyone else, but here’s the crappy part. I have never, not once, been able to make the same pie crust again. I guess there really is such a thing as beginners luck.

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Trust me, I have attempted so many times before to recreate that exact crust and it just does not want to happen for me. So eventually I swore off homemade pie crusts.

It’s been a good year and half since my last attempt and I think this is my year, I am bringing back the pies!

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Well, hopefully!

First I have to come up with a recipe good enough to make. Then I’ll start working on the crust, but I am hoping that by Thanksgiving I will have cranked out one good pie. Here’s to hoping!

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For right now though I will stick with this pie.

Which is so freaking awesome, and fun and just down right cool. I am kind of in love it. Which is also why there is a gazillion photos for this post. Sorry, I could not help myself. I mean guys, those noodles are standing up tall and stuffed with the most addicting filling around.

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No really, the filling is addicting.

It’s also a heavy dose of fall, but that is just not a problem for me. I love these flavors!

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Roasted butternut squash, sage and gorgonzola together is one of my favorite fall pairings.

I think you guys will love it. And if someone at your table thinks they won’t, just get them to try it! Seriously, I have convinced many people of this, even Asher. All it takes is one bite.

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This pasta pie is basically like unstuffed ravioli or ravioli without all the work.

Like I said, so awesome. Oh and did I mention there is also burrata cheese mixed into this pasta goodness? Because there is, and if you are burrata cheese newbie prepare to be amazed. It’s like mozzarella’s smokin’ hot cousin. On the outside it may look like mozzarella, but the inside is like a creamy heaven. For a while I could not find it my grocery store, but now it is everywhere. Obviously people are catching on, but be warned, it is not cheep and if you don’t feel like coughing up ten dollars for eight ounces of cheese (I hear you and totally understand) you can sub mozzarella, but you still have to try burrata sometime, it’s just so good!

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If  you think this pie is hard to make you are so wrong.

I actually could not believe how easy it was to line up the rigatonis. It took me maybe five minutes and the filling is really simple too. Just roast, purée, heat and pour it over the noodles. Then top with cheese and pepperonis (only if you want to, but I think they are awesome!) and bake to cheesy perfection!

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It’s a total crowd pleaser, and stunner. People are like whoa!

No, I was like whoa! I am still like whoa. I mean it’s pasta pie!

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Butternut Squash and Gorgonzola Rigatoni Pasta Pie with Fried Sage

Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 35 minutes
Servings: 6 Servings
Calories Per Serving: 541 kcal

Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
  • Peel the squash, deseed and cut into cubes. Place them on a baking sheet. Coat them with olive oil, salt and pepper. Roast the squash at 400 degrees for 45 minutes until it is tender. Remove and allow to cool for 15 minutes or so.
  • In the meantime, cook the rigatoni until it's slightly underdone. Drain and rinse with cool water and set aside. Lightly oil an 8 or 9-inch spring form pan (I used an 8 inch).
  • Once the squash is ready, transfer squash to a food processor add the egg, gorgonzola cheese, burrata cheese and the milk. Puree until smooth.
  • Heat the butter in a large skillet over medium-high. Add the onion and cook until the onion is soft, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook another minute. Transfer the butternut squash puree to the skillet, add 2 cups of the chicken broth, the cayenne, 1 tablespoons chopped sage, nutmeg, crushed red pepper flakes, salt and pepper. Whisk to combine and cook about 2 minutes. If the sauce seems too thick add more chicken broth to thin, I used the full 3 cups.
  • Spoon about a 1/4 cup of the sauce into the bottom of the spring form pan. Grab the rigatoni and pack the rigatoni in the pan, standing on their ends. Pour the remaining sauce over the pasta. Push the sauce down into the holes as best you can. Cover with the mozzarella cheese.
  • Place in the oven for 15 minutes. Remove and top with the pepperonis, and bake another 10 to 15 minutes, or until cheese is browned and bubbly. Let sit 15 minutes before slicing and serving.
  • While the pie sits fry the sage, melt 1 tablespoon butter in a sauce pan. Add sage leaves. Cook on medium-low for 1 minute, flip and cook one more minutes or until the sage has darkened in color, but is not burnt. Remove from the heat and place the fried sage leaves on the top of the pie. Serve!
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  1. Can you prepare this a day ahead and then bake before serving? I’m assuming you’d bake a bit longer since it was in fridge?

    1. Hey Nadine,
      Totally, that will work well for you! Please let me know if you give this recipe a try, I hope you love it! xT

  2. 5 stars
    Absolutely amazing recipe! I substituted prosciutto for the pepperoni, added to the top as well as chopped fine and added to the sauce. Delicious!

  3. What a combination – so pretty and delicious. Made for Easter. I used a piping bag to half fill each rigatoni with ricotta cheese and then topped off with the cheese sauce. Wish I could load my pictures.

  4. This looks delish! How much pureed squash results from the recipe? I would like to use frozen pureed squash instead to save time. Thank you!

  5. oh my God this sounds amazing! Is gorgonzola similar to goat cheese? I bought goat cheese in bulk and need to use it and I personally love butternut and goat cheese together. What do you think for this gorgeous pie? I dont know anything about substituting things. Thank you!

  6. So, we would like to make this tomorrow, and although the ingredients section states that the burrata should be divided, the directions don’t state how much you used in the different steps. Would you happen to remember the portions used at each point in the recipe? Thanks!

    1. Hi Erin!

      I am sorry, that is a typo. The burrata does not need to be divided and I fixed the recipe so it reads right. Let me know if you have other questions. Hope you love this pasta!

      1. This a great dish…but the recipe still calls for spreading the remaining burrata on the top before baking? Do you mean to just top it with mozzarella? Thanks!

        1. Hey Susan! Thanks so much for bring that to my attention, recipe is all fixed. Let me know if you have other questions. Hope you love this!

  7. I made it. I used an 8 oz. ball of fresh mozzarella by Galbani bc I hadn’t made it by trader joe’s, which sells buratta for $4.99 a container. I only needed two cups of vegetable stock. We don’t eat meat, so no pepperonis on top. I had a handful of rigatoni left after I packed them into the springform pan and used them like chips to scoop out the filling that was left in the big pan I used to blend all the ingredients. At first, I tried packing as many of the rigatoni into the springform pan as possible, but that closes up the noodle so I stopped. Preparing did take me a lot longer bc I used a blender (no food processor) and didn’t add the ingredients to that gradually. Some of it was still in chunks even after I stirred the blender with a long spoon. However, that was easily fixed on the stovetop. My biggest challenge, though, was actually cutting open the squash. I now understand why people buy it precut and cubed. I pierced it and nuked it first, but it was still one tough (butter) nut to crack. This dish is delicious and filling. Thank you for sharing it.

  8. Can you sub vegetable stock for Chicken stock? I have a feeling it would be fine, but just wanted to double check.

    I can’t wait to try this out!!

  9. I can not even imagine how comforting and delicious this must be!! Thanks for linking up with What’s Cookin’ Wednesday!

  10. Your pie looks delicious! I’m a big pie fan as well, but I’ve never been too excited about savory pies. This one though. It looks amazing, and it’s perfect for this time of year. I’ll have to give it a try!