Spaghetti Pie

17 ingredients
13 steps

Ingredients

  • 6 oz. thin spaghetti
  • 2 Tbsp. butter or margarine
  • 1/3 c. grated Parmesan cheese
  • 2 eggs, well beaten
  • 1/2 lb. ground beef
  • 1/2 lb. sweet Italian sausage
  • 1/2 c. chopped onion
  • 1/2 c. chopped green pepper
  • 1 can (8 oz.) whole tomatoes
  • 1 can (6 oz.) tomato paste
  • 1 tsp. sugar
  • 1 tsp. oregano leaves
  • 1 clove garlic, crushed
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • freshly ground pepper
  • 1 c. small curd cottage or Ricotta cheese
  • 1/2 c. shredded Mozzarella cheese

Directions

  1. 1
    Cook spaghetti according to package directions and drain. While spaghetti is hot, mix with butter, Parmesan cheese and eggs. Spread spaghetti in buttered 10-inch pie plate.
  2. 2
    In skillet cook ground beef and sausage with casing removed; drain grease.
  3. 3
    Add onion and green pepper to meat mixture during last 5 minutes of cooking time.
  4. 4
    Chop tomatoes; add tomatoes and their liquid, tomato paste, sugar, oregano and crushed garlic to meat mixture.
  5. 5
    Cook until heated throughout and bubbly.
  6. 6
    Spread cottage cheese over bottom of crust.
  7. 7
    Spoon meat mixture on top of cottage cheese. Bake uncovered in 350° oven for 20 minutes.
  8. 8
    Sprinkle Mozzarella cheese in center of pie.
  9. 9
    Bake 5 minutes or until melted.
  10. 10
    Remove from oven.
  11. 11
    Let stand at room temperature for 5 minutes.
  12. 12
    Cut into wedges.
  13. 13
    Makes 6 to 8 servings.

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