When in Rome Alfredo Pie

Ready, Set, Cook! Special Edition Contest Entry: This is a Alfredo sauce with lots of veggies and spices. Poured into a Hash brown crust. the best part is most of the cooking is done in the microwave. This recipe is fast and easy to put together on a busy night and fairly healthy. I found a recipe in a old Southern living for pasta crust and I have been playing with and changing up this recipe for years. Sometimes I use red sauce and sometimes I add meats and other veggies. A friend said it was like getting a big hug from your Italian Grandmother. The only tip I can think of is to make sure your artichokes and spinach are as dry as possible.

• Ready In: 41 mins
• Serves: 6-8
• Yields: 1 pie

Ingredients

• 2  eggs
• 1  teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 (20 ounce) package  Simply Potatoes® Shredded Hash Browns
• 1⁄4 cup asiago cheese, shredded
• 1  tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 1  cup baby portabella mushrooms, sliced
• 1⁄2 cup green onion, diced
• 2  minced garlic cloves
• 1⁄2 cup white wine
• 8 1⁄2 ounces artichokes, drained well and chopped
• 1⁄2 cup frozen spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
• 15  ounces alfredo sauce
• 2  eggs, beaten
• 1⁄8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1  teaspoon  italian seasoning
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1⁄2 cup asiago cheese, divided in half
• 1  teaspoon  smoked paprika
• 1⁄2 cup fresh tomato, seeded and diced

Directions

1. Beat 2 eggs,1/2 teaspoons salt,1/4 teaspoons black pepper, and 1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil together in a bowl. Stir in the Simply Potatoe hash browns and 1/2 cup asiago cheese.Spred the potato mixtue in the bottom and up the sides of a sprayed 9 inch, deep dish pie plate. Microwave for 5 minutes and set aside.
2. In a 10 inch skillet heat 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil over medium high heat. Saute the mushrooms, green onions, and garlic for 10 minutes. Add in the wine and cook 3 more minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the artichokes, spinach, alfredo sauce, 2 beaten eggs, cayenne, Italian seasoning, 1/2 teaspoons salt, 1/4 teaspoons black pepper, and 1/4 cup of the asiago cheese.
3. Pour the mixture into the potato crust and cover with plastic wrap. Microwave on high for 6 minutes. Uncover and sprinkle the paprika and rest of the asiago over the top. Microwave on high for 5 more minutes, uncovered.
4. Let set for 15 minutes. Spread the diced tomatoes over the top and serve.