Super Baked Spaghetti Pie

Submitted by weekend cooker

"This is a great recipe to make ahead of time and have ready for a late supper after the game or a midnight supper when teens demand food."

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 15
• Yields: 6-8 slices
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• 6 ounces uncooked spaghetti
• 1⁄3 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 tablespoon margarine, melted
• 1 cup small curd cottage cheese, drained
• 1⁄2 lb lean ground beef
• 1⁄2 lb sausage
• 1⁄2 cup chopped onion
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon seasoned pepper
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1⁄2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

directions

1. Cook spaghetti according to package directions.
2. While spaghetti is still warm, stir in parmesan cheese, egg, and margarine in a large bowl.
3. Pour into well greased 10 inch pie plate and pat mixture up and around sides with a spoon to form a crust.
4. Spoon cottage cheese over spaghetti crust.
5. In a skillet, brown ground meat, sausage, and onion, then drain off fat and add tomato sauce and seasonings.
6. Simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
7. Spoon meat mixture over the cottage cheese.
8. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
9. Arrange mozzarella on top and return to oven just until cheese melts.

Reviews

[Jonathan Melendez]

This was such a great new take on spaghetti and was fun to make! It's a great weeknight meal and the flavor is spot on!

 

[Nimz_]

This was very good and so easy to put together. I added some basil and red pepper flakes to the meat mixture and only 1 tsp of splenda because we don't like it too sweet. As other did I also used extra cheeses. I'll make this one again. Thanks for sharing. Made for WTTM Tag Game :)

 

[French Tart]

This humble spaghetti pie has made it into my Best of 2010 list, it was wonderful! How can a home-made fast food style meal taste so naughty! It tasted like a fat laden pizza or lasgane, and yet it was lower in fat and made with GREAT ingredients. I used low fat cottage cheese and olive oil in place of margarine, I also dry fried my lean 95% meat beef and low fat sausages, then drained the scant amount of fat off. The spaghetti crust held and made a great pie crust and the taste was sublime, a REAL home-cooked and hearty meal, a keeper for us! I will be making this for a pot luck meal next week, but bigger, will let you know how the larger version turns out. Made for Recipe Swap #41, Magic of herbs, in the Photo's Forum - I used FRESH oregano leaves and also Under Cover - Pies and Tarts in the Photo's Forum. 10 star, merci! FT:-)

 

[BakinBaby]

Yahoooo. great dish. I made this for an RV rally (one neighbor came back for thirds!!!) rave reviews and NO leftovers. I added a few leftover whole tomatoes ( my sauce was a bit dry) and of coase added more cheese (just the way I am) Made for Star tag and so glad I did.. added to my favorites ASAP.

 

[Noo8820]

Oh yum!! This was really delicious. I made it a day ahead of time,so when I came in from work I could just throw it into the oven.It worked a treat,and within 40 mins we were all sat down down and tucking in. I used hot Italian sausage,and my favourite homemade tomato sauce which gave a nice little zip to it. An easily prepared,thoroughly satisfying and tasty meal,that even my two year old devoured with gusto! Thanks for sharing.Made for Gimme Five.