Spaghetti Pie
Before
I go to the grocery store, I will ask my husband for some meal ideas
for the week. This is his most requested dish. It has the flavor of
lasagna with a twist of spaghetti.
Ingredients:
- 1/2 lb of lean ground beef
- 1/2 lb Italian sausage, casings removed
- 2 cups meatless jar spaghetti sauce
- 2 eggs, well beaten
- 1 cup cottage cheese
- 3/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
- 6 oz spaghetti, cooked al dente and drained
- 2 tbs butter or margarine
- 1 tbs olive oil
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1/2 onion, chopped
- 1/4 green pepper, chopped
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Lightly butter a 10 inch pie plate.
- In medium saucepan, heat olive oil. Add garlic, onion and green pepper and sauté' until tender.
- Add ground beef and sausage meat to saucepan and brown. Drain excess fat.
- Stir in spaghetti sauce to the saucepan.
- In a large bowl, add 2 tbs of melted butter to well drained cooked spaghetti. Add beaten eggs and parmesan cheese to the spaghetti.
- Make a "crust" from the spaghetti mixture by pressing it into bottom and sides of buttered pie plate.
- Spread cottage cheese evenly in crust.
- Cover cottage cheese with meat sauce. Bake for 20 minutes.
- Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese and continue to cook until cheese has melted, about 5 to 10 minutes.
Comments:
-
Vegetarian Version: Make this by omitting meat and skipping Step
4.
- You may substitute cottage cheese with ricotta cheese.
- Sometimes I may add some shredded cheddar on top and a little less mozzarella (1/2 cup mozzarella, 1/4 cup cheddar).
- This can be prepared ahead of time and placed in the oven when ready to serve.
Tips:
- Prepare two of these meals at the same time. Allow one of them to cool before placing it in the freezer for a meal at a later time.
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