Spaghetti Pie
Georgia family recipe
Serving: 6
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
INGREDIENTS:
6 oz spaghetti
2 tablespoons butter
2 well-beaten eggs
1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 cup cottage cheese
1 lb ground beef
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/4 cup chopped green pepper
8 oz can (1 cup) tomatoes, cut up, with juice
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
1 teaspoon oregano, crushed
1 teaspoon sugar
6 oz can tomato paste
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Cook spaghetti according to package directions and drain (should be about 3 cups). Stir butter into hot noodles and add eggs and Parmesan. Form this mixture into a crust in a buttered 10-inch pie plate. Spread cottage cheese over bottom of crust. In a skillet, brown beef. Add onions and green peppers and cook until tender. Stir in undrained tomatoes, tomato paste, sugar, oregano and garlic salt. Heat well. Pour mixture into spagetti crust. Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Sprinkle with mozzarella and bake for another 5 minutes.
NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION:
Based on individual serving.
Calories: 455
Total Fat: 22 g
Carbohydrates: 33 g
Protein: 31 g
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