SPAGHETTI PIE
INGREDIENTS
3 cups cooked spaghetti
2 tbsp butter or margarine
1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese
2 well-beaten eggs
1 cup cottage cheese (8oz)
1 lb ground beef or bulk pork sausage
1/2 cup chopped onions
1/4 cup chopped green pepper
1 cup cut up tomatoes
1 6oz can tomato paste
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp dried oregano, crushed
1/2 tsp garlic salt
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
DIRECTIONS
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Cook the spaghetti according to package directions; drain.
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Stir butter or margarine into the hot spaghetti. Stir in parmesan cheese and eggs.
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Form spaghetti mixture into a "crust" in a buttered 10-inch pie plate. Spread cottage cheese over bottom of spaghetti crust.
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In skillet, cook ground beef or pork sausage, onions, and green pepper until vegetables are tender and meat is browned. Drain excess fat.
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Stir in undrained tomatoes, tomato paste, sugar, oregano, and garlic salt; heat through.
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Turn meat mixture into spaghetti crust.
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Bake, uncovered, at 350˚ for 20 minutes. Sprinkle top with mozzarella cheese and bake for another 5 minutes.