Pizza chiena

If you love deep dish pizza, then you'll love this meaty and cheesy Italian pizza rustica.

Pizza Rustica Recipe - Pizza Chiena | Pizzagaina Easter Pie

Pizzagaina, also known as pizza rustica, pizza chiena, or pizza gain, is a savory meat pie that is traditionally eaten on Easter morning. Homemade flaky pie crust is filled with creamy ricotta, mozzarella, Pecorino Romano, provolone, mortadella, and salami. #pizzagaina #easterpie #pizzarustica

Pizza Chiena, the original Italian ancestor of the American dish “pizzagaina” or “pizzagain,” is a classic savory Easter pie that originated in Campania. This dish was traditionally made with a bread crust filled with cured meats, cheese, and eggs, making it a hearty and flavorful treat to celebrate the end of Lent.It was a simple and frugal dish but, like so many “poor” recipes from Italy, it is astoundingly delicious. In this article, we’ll briefly explore the history of Pizza Chiena, the…

A really satisfying pie, this makes a cracking supper served hot with some green veg or northern-style with a plate of chips. It’s also really nice served at room temperature for lunch, perhaps with a tomato salad on the side. Makes a great picnic dish too, as it’s robust and doesn’t break up easily.

Recipe: Babbo Finzi's Pizzagaina (Pizza Rustica) - GRAND VOYAGE ITALY

Pizza Rustica | Pizza Chiena | Pizza Gaina | how to make this wonderful Easter dish at home and enjoy with the family.

Pizza Chena | Italian Food Forever

Also called Pizza Piena, Pizza Gain, or Pizza Chiena, you'll find this loaded pie at most Italian Easter meals.

By: Rossella Rago, Cooking With Nonna Ingredients Serves: 8 For the Dough: 1 pound all purpose flour 2 large eggs pinch of salt 1/2 pound butter, cold milk, as much as needed For the Filling: 1 pound basket cheese or ricotta cheese 3 large eggs 1/4 pound provolone – sharp 1/4 pound mozzarella 4 tablespoons … Continued

Easter Pizza, as we called it. EDIT: try starting with only a dozen eggs and also layer it like we did when mom and grandma made it. Plus, with this recipe, I end up with extra dough.

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By: Rossella Rago, Cooking With Nonna Ingredients Serves: 8 For the Dough: 1 pound all purpose flour 2 large eggs pinch of salt 1/2 pound butter, cold milk, as much as needed For the Filling: 1 pound basket cheese or ricotta cheese 3 large eggs 1/4 pound provolone – sharp 1/4 pound mozzarella 4 tablespoons … Continued

Happy Easter or Buona Pasqua! Being Italian-American, it is oftentimes difficult to decipher what takes precedence during...

By: Jerry Finzi, Grand Voyage Italy When I was a young boy we would drive down to Hoboken to visit my Uncle Sal and Aunt Antionette in their red brick row house. The part I loved best was their lower floor. I suppose you could call it a basement, but it was really like a finished … Continued

Pizza rustica, a.k.a. pizza chiena, is an old school Italian classic pie recipe that you'll be snacking on all week.

MY PIZZA CHIENA, THE SOUTHERN ITALIAN PIZZA RUSTICA, MY VERSION | A FOOD OBSESSION

A savory Pizza Rustica from the Cake Boss. I need this recipe.

PIZZA CHIENA!! This savory Italian Easter pie goes by many names. Some call it Pizza Rustica, or Pizza Piena. In Neapolitan Dialect we call it Pizza Chiena and I can’t imagine Easter (Pasqua) without...