Jun 15 2009
Spaghetti Pie (Or, the best thing you will ever make, EVER!)
When I was living at home, there was one thing that my Dad would make for dinner that would make me run home, no matter where I was or what I was doing. So, when I moved out to live with my boyfriend (now fiance), I knew that I needed to steal the recipe and make it on my own. And I’m happy to say that it’s just as good!
Spaghetti Pie
Ingredients
- 6 ounces spaghetti
- 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
- 1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese
- 2 well beaten eggs
- 1 cup cottage cheese (8 ounces)
- 1 pound ground beef/pork sausage/turkey
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 1/4 cup chopped green pepper
- 1 8-ounce can (1 cup) tomatoes, cut up
- 1 6-ounce can tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt (I didn’t have, so I threw in a little garlic, and a little salt)
- 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese (2 ounces)
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350. Cook the spaghetti according to package directions; drain (should have about 3 cups spaghetti). Stir butter/margarine into hot spaghetti. Stir in parmesan cheese and eggs. Form into a “crust” in a buttered 10″ pie plate. (I don’t butter it and it’s fine.) Spread cottage cheese over bottom of spaghetti crust.
2. In skillet cook ground meat, onion and green pepper till vegetables are tender and meat is browned. Drain off excess fat. Sit in undrained tomatoes, tomato paste, sugar, oregano and garlic salt; heat through.
3. Turn meat mixture into spaghetti crust. Bake, uncovered, in 350 oven for 20 minutes. Sprinkle the mozzarella cheese on top, bake for 5 more minutes or until cheese melts.
Enjoy!!
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I think I just died and went to heaven. Wow, that looks good!