Cheese & Marinara Hand Pie
A Cheese & Marinara Hand Pie is a portable, savory pastry featuring a flaky crust filled with a rich tomato-based marinara sauce and melted cheese, typically mozzarella. This dish is a popular Italian-American comfort food, often enjoyed as a snack, appetizer, or quick meal.
🍽️ Nutrition at a glance
This dish is high in carbohydrates from the pastry and fat from the cheese, providing a good source of calcium and lycopene from the tomato sauce. A single hand pie typically contains between 300 and 400 calories.
Nutrition breakdown
| Calories | 350 kcal |
| Protein | 12 g |
| Carbs | 32 g |
| Fat | 18 g |
| Fiber | 2 g |
| Sugar | 4 g |
| Sodium | 620 mg |
| Calcium | 200 mg |
| Iron | 2.5 mg |
| Potassium | 220 mg |
| Vitamin A | 150 mcg |
| Vitamin C | 8 mg |
| Lycopene | 4 mg |
Per 1 hand pie (120 g) · estimated, varies by recipe
💡 What's interesting
The hand pie format transforms the classic flavors of pizza or baked ziti into a convenient, handheld form, making it a staple in bakeries and frozen food aisles. The tomato-based marinara offers lycopene, an antioxidant whose absorption is enhanced by the fats in the cheese.
