spaghetti pie

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70 Pinches
Rockford, IL
Updated on Jan 15, 2011

My husband and 14 yr old son were virtually lost in the kitchen, and I had just come out of emergency surgery at the hospital. Several kind "Welcome to the Neighborhood" group members stopped and dropped off several casseroles, etc. A favorite of my hubby and son was a very large foil pan filled to the brim with a very similar recipe. When I finally recuperated and was able to go to the meetings, I profusely thanked everyone for their kindness. I never got to taste the original, but now I make my own in batches and freeze them "for similar emergencies!"

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Ingredients

  • 6 ounces spaghetti
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1/3 cup parmesan cheese
  • 2 - eggs, beaten
  • 1 pound ground beef
  • - minced onion
  • 8 ounces tomatoes, canned
  • 1 can tomato paste, 6 ounces
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 teaspoon oregano
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
  • 1 cup cottage cheese
  • 1 - egg
  • 1/4 cup dry bread crumbs
  • 1/8 cup spinach, thawed and drained
  • 1 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded

How To Make spaghetti pie

  • Step 1
    Cook and drain spaghetti (3 1/4 cup cooked).
  • Step 2
    Stir butter, parmesan cheese and eggs into hot spaghetti.
  • Step 3
    Form into a crust in a buttered 10-inch pie plate.
  • Step 4
    Cook beef and onion until meat is browned; drain fat.
  • Step 5
    Stir in tomatoes, tomato paste, sugar, oregano and garlic salt; heat.
  • Step 6
    Mix in separate bowl cottage cheese, egg, bread crumbs, spinach and 1/2 of the mozzarella cheese.
  • Step 7
    Spread over spaghetti.
  • Step 8
    Top pie with tomato mixture. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes.
  • Step 9
    Top with remaining mozzarella and bake for 10 minutes longer (or until cheese is melted and bubbly).

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