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Tuna Risotto Pie
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp Olive Oil
- 2 Onions (chopped)
- 1/2 cup Garlic (minced)
- 2 cups Arborio Rice
- 3.5 cups chicken broth
- 2 pints canned Tuna (home caught and canned is the best)
- 1 bag Semi Dried Tomatoes (3 ounces)
- 3 cups Mozzarella Cheese (thinly cut)
- 1 cup Romano cheese (shredded or grated)
- 1 bag kale leaves, roughly chopped (10 ounces)
- 6 eggs
- Dan Pastorini Garlic and Herb (optional)
- Gumbo Daddy Cajun Seasoning (optional)
- Jacobsen Chili Salt
- Freshly chopped Basil & Oregano
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See Note 1
Directions
1. Coat bottom on a large pan with olive oil and heat.
2. Brown onion and garlic.
3. When the onions are translucent, add Arborio rice. Brown the rice for 1-2 minutes.
4. Add spices and seasonings (DP Garlic & Herb, GD Cajun Seasonings, Jacobsen Chili Salt) (See Note 2)
5. Add chicken broth.
6. Bring to a boil, then lower heat to a simmer. Let simmer until the broth is absorbed by the rice. (15ish minutes)
7. Once the broth is absorbed, removed from heat and let cool.
8. Once cool, add tuna, sun dried tomatoes, and eggs. Mix.
9. Add romano and mozzarella cheese (Save some mozzarella for later). Mix.
10. Add kale, oregano, and basil. Mix.
11. Coat baking pan (spring form pan or pie shaped/sized pan) with non stick canola oil.
12. Fill the baking pan with tuna/kale mixture. (See Note 3)
13. Place thinly sliced mozzarella cheese over the tuna/kale mixture (on top).
14. Bake on 350° F for 25 minutes.
Note 1: Nonna found this recipe on Chew Town. She doubled the recipe to ensure plenty of leftovers! You can half Nonna’s ingredients list to make less. Cooking times will remain the same. Also, Nonna used some of her own favorite spices. She recommends you do the same. If there is a taste you love with fish, Nonna says use it!
Note 2: Nonna loves Dan Pastorini’s and Gumbo Daddy’s seasonings. She uses the Jacobsen chili salt in combination with the 2 seasonings above to give the pie a little kick. However, you can use other spices. In this recipe simply using salt and pepper will suffice!
Note 3: As Nonna doubled the recipe, she used 3 pie sized pans. If you cut the recipe in half, 1 – 20cm pie pan or spring loaded pan should work.