Saucy Spaghetti Pie

Submitted by DuChick

"This is a kid pleaser and is a great weeknight meal. I've made this the night before to pop in the oven after work. Cut calories and fat by using light cheeses, ground turkey and whole wheat spaghetti."

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 9
• Yields: 1 pie
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• Shell

• 7 ounces spaghetti
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
• 1⁄2 cup parmesan cheese, grated
• 2 eggs, well beaten

• Sauce

• 1 lb ground beef
• 1⁄2 cup onion, chopped
• 1 (15 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce

• Filling

• 1 cup cottage cheese
• 1 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded

directions

1. Shell: Cook spaghetti according to package directions: drain.
2. Stir in butter or margarine, Parmesan cheese, and eggs.
3. Form spaghetti into a "crust" in a 10 inch pie plate.
4. Sauce: Brown ground beef and onions, drain.
5. Add spaghetti sauce and simmer 5 minutes.
6. Filling: Spread cottage cheese over bottom spaghetti "crust". Top with half the mozzarella cheese and then the sauce mixture.
7. Bake in 350* oven for 30 minutes, topping with the remainder of the cheese during the last 10 minutes of baking.

Reviews

[nclpalacios]

Soooo Good!

 

[VA3212]

Quick and easy. I added crushed red pepper to mine and italian seasoning to the bottom layer and top after adding the cheese.

 

[Ji11ian]

This was really great!! I used cottage cheese insttead of ricootta (its what I had around) And turned out really greate. It came out as a slice of pie!! Mot goopy or anything, kinda firm but really really good!! Tahnks

 

[ajsatter]

Great recipe and easy to add to. I added dried basil to the "crust" and canned mushrooms to the sauce. Next time I am going to do half ground beef and half sweet italian sausage and add some crushed garlic to the crust. A definite keeper!

 

[bluemoon downunder]

Great recipe, DuChick, and very versatile. Just loved the idea of the spaghetti forming a "crust"! Thank you for sharing it! Clear instructions, and really quick to make. Like Brooke, I used I used fat free cottage cheese and lowfat mozzarella cheese. And I made a few additions to the sauce: an onion, three cloves of garlic, some oregano and thyme and some mushrooms - bought already sliced - and so these additions did not add significantly to the preparation time. I'll be making this again, in smaller containers, and freezing some. Made for 1-2-3 Hit Wonders 2008.