Spaghetti Pie

This is my Aunt Linda's recipe, which I always looked forward to when I visited her as a young girl. Now it is a favorite of my husband's and we make it often.

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 8  ounces spaghetti
• 2  tablespoons butter
• 2  eggs, beaten
• 1⁄2 cup parmesan cheese
• 1  cup cottage cheese
• 1  lb ground beef
• 1⁄2 cup  chopped onion
• 1⁄4 cup  chopped  sweet red pepper (optional)
• 8  ounces canned tomatoes, with liquid cut up
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1  teaspoon sugar
• 1  teaspoon dried oregano
• 1⁄2 teaspoon  garlic salt
• 1⁄2 cup  shredded mozzarella cheese

Directions

1. Cook spaghetti according to package directions; drain and place in a bowl.
2. Add butter, eggs and Parmesan cheese; mix well. Spread over the bottom and up the sides of a greased 10 in deep dish pie plate to form a crust.
3. Spread cottage cheese into crust and set aside.
4. In a skillet, brown beef, onion and pepper; drain. Stir in tomatoes, tomato paste, sugar, oregano and garlic salt.
5. Spoon over cottage cheese.
6. Bake, uncovered at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.
7. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese; return to the oven for 5 minutes more or until the cheese is melted.
8. Cut into wedges.