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Spaghetti Pie Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
6 oz. spaghetti
2 TBLs butter
⅓ cup grated parmesan cheese
2 well beaten eggs
1 cup cottage cheese (8 oz.)
1 lb. ground beef or bulk port sausage
½ cup chopped onion
¼ cup chopped green pepper
1 8 oz. can (1 cup) tomatoes, cut up
1 6 oz. can tomato paste
1 tsp. sugar
1 tsp. chopped or dried oregano
½ tsp. garlic salt or fresh crushed garlic plus salt to taste
½ cup shredded mozzarella (2 oz.)
Directions:
Directions:
Cook spaghetti according to package directions; drain (should have about 3 cups of spaghetti) Stir butter into hot spaghetti. Stir in parmesan cheese and eggs. Form spaghetti mixture into a "crust" in a buttered 10 inch pie plate. Spread cottage cheese over bottom of spaghetti crust.

In a skillet, cook ground meat, onion, and green pepper until vegetables are tender and meat is browned. Drain excess fat. Stir in undrained tomatoes, tomato paste, sugar, oregano and garlic salt; heat through.

Turn meat mixture into spaghetti crust. Bake uncovered in 350º oven for 20 minutes. Sprinkle the mozzerella cheese on top. Bake 5 minutes longer or until cheese melts.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
serves 6
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
45 mins
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
This is a nice alternative to traditional spaghetti and makes a good dish or a buffet or get-together since it is easier to serve than a plate of pasta but just as tasty. My Sister-in-law Cathleen used to make this when we lived in Texas.

 

 

 

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