Super Baked Spaghetti Pie

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: 50 mins
• Serves: 6-8
• Yields: 6-8 slices

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.