Spaghetti Pie

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  • Number of Servings: 8
Ingredients
6 oz Spaghetti (dry)2 Tbsp butter or margarine1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese2 well-beaten eggs1 cup cottage cheese (8 oz)1 pound ground beef or bulk pork sausage1/2 cup chopped onion1 8-oz can (1 cup) tomatoes, cut up1 6-0z can tomato paste1 tsp sugar1 tsp dried oregano, crushed1/2 tsp garlic salt1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese (2 oz)
Directions
Cook the spaghetti according to package directions; drain (should have about 3 cups spaghetti). Stir butter or margarine into hot spaghetti. Stir in parmesan cheese and eggs. For mspaghetti mixture into a "crust" in a buttered 10-inch pie plate. Spread cottage cheese over bottom of spaghetti crust.

In skillet cook ground beef or pork sausage and onion till the onions are tender and meat is browned. Drain off excess fat. Stir in undrained tomatoes, tomato paste, sugar, oregano, and garlic salt; heat through.

Turn meat mixture into spaghetti crust. Bake, uncovered, in 350 degree oven for 20 minutes. Sprinkle the mozzarella cheese atop. Bake 5 minutes longer or till cheese melts. Makes 6-8 servings.

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user EM_CLARK1.

Servings Per Recipe: 8
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 359.8
  • Total Fat: 19.0 g
  • Cholesterol: 104.2 mg
  • Sodium: 521.0 mg
  • Total Carbs: 24.1 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 2.0 g
  • Protein: 22.6 g

Member Reviews
  • GIRLWHOLIVED
    I modified this a little to save on calories & fat. I used whole wheat spaghetti, fat free cottage cheese, 93% lean ground turkey, Tastefully Simple Onion Onion in place of the chopped onion. Fat dropped to 11.2g, Carbs 24.2g, Calories dropped to 285.3, and Protein bumped to 25.3g. - 5/13/09
  • SUGARPUNK52
    Very good.This made me think of the "fried spaghetti" my mom used to make. - 4/13/09
  • AMYLOVESTZU
    going to make this soon my kids love spaghetti.. and this sound great thanks !!!! - 4/12/09