Pasticcio di Maccheroni con Funghi e Piselli

Deep-Dish Pasta Pie with Mushrooms and Peas

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    8 to 10

    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in
Cucina Ebraica: Flavours of the Italian Jewish Kitchen

By Joyce Goldstein

Published 1998

  • About

Anyone who has seen the film Big Night will find this dish somewhat reminiscent of the famed timpano, or timballo as it is more commonly known, that is prepared in the film. This recipe is my interpretation from a description in La cucina veneziana by Giuseppe Maffioli. Maffioli provides two variations: one is meatless, filled with vegetables and lots of grated cheese, and the other mixes the pasta wi