Vegetarian Spaghetti Pizza

Submitted by TishT

"This is an alternative way to get a little "good" food in your family without them realizing it. Tastes good too!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 5mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 8-10

ingredients

• 8 ounces spaghetti, uncooked
• 2 eggs
• 1⁄2 cup skim milk
• 3 cups shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
• 1 ounces fresh spinach, cooked and chopped or (10 ounce) package frozen spinach, defrosted and drained well
• 1⁄2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 (32 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce, uncooked

• Topping

• 2 cups cooked broccoli florets
• 1 medium zucchini, sliced thin

directions

1. Break spaghetti into 2-inch pieces and cook according to package directions; drain.
2. In a large bowl, beat eggs.
3. Gradually add milk, 1 cup Mozzarella cheese, spinach and garlic powder.
4. Stir in spaghetti pieces.
5. Lightly oil a 13 x 9 baking pan.
6. Spread spaghetti mixture into pan, building up sides slightly.
7. Bake at 425 for 15 minutes.
8. Remove from oven.
9. Spread spaghetti sauce over spaghetti"crust.
10. "Spread broccoli and zucchini over sauce and sprinkle with remaining Mozzarella cheese.
11. Bake at 350 for 35 minutes.
12. Let stand 5 minutes before cutting.

Reviews

[ellie_]

My dh loved this recipe--and he didn't even miss the meat. He thought it was a very good choice for vegi night. However,it took longer for prep than I expected--the prep time was closer to 30 minutes for me, but that included time for cooking the spaghetti and broccoli, shredding the cheese and cutting the veggies.

 

[k.west]

i absolutely love this recipe! telling kids its a spaghetti pizza and them eating it is so much easier than getting them to eat what it is.. baked spaghetti!

 

[Pamela]

Yum! Yum! I was recommended this recipe by the wife of my husband's boss who said this is the one of the best recipes on Recipezaar! I laughed after I typed in the recipe number and saw Tish's name and knew it had to be a winner :) Although, no one in my immediate family enjoyed this (DH has sworn off spinach since the Ready Set Cook contest that had it for one of the ingredients!!) I loved it and I also gave some to my parents and they loved it too! Thanks for posting this recipe and thanks to L for recommending it!

 

[Lucky in Bayview]

Total winner here! I did make a few changes. I halved the recipe and was torn as to how much sauce I should use. The can of sauce that I had was 24 oz. I used all 24 ozs rather than only 16 and it worked. I also added oregano and Penzy's Italian sausage seasoning to the crust mixture and would do that again. Lastly, I added thinly sliced mushrooms and onion to the veggie mix and baked it longer than called for. I took it out once it looked like the moisture had been absorbed. DH really liked this and didn't miss the meat one bit. I'm looking forward to making this as a regular rotation in our menu and add even more veggies. Thanks so much for posting this recipe!

 

[Teriffic]

I asked my family to give it a star rating and they all said 5. One of my girls is vegetarian and I vowed to prepare one meal a week for her. We loved it! Serves at least 6 healthy portions. I followed the recipe only cooking the crust 5 mins longer (i made to much pasta) otherwise its perfect. Thanks Matt!