Spaghetti Pie

Ingredienser

6 Ounces spaghetti

2 tablespoons butter or margarine

⅓ cup grated parmesan cheese

2 well-beaten eggs

1.5 cottage cheese or ricotta cheese (8 ounces)

1 pound ground beef or bulk pork sausage

1cup chopped onion

1cup chopped green pepper

8-ounce can ( 1 cup) tomatoes, cut up

6-ounce can tomato paste

1 teaspoon sugar

1 teaspoon dried oregano, crushed

½ teaspoon garlic salt

½ cup shredded mozzarella cheese ( 2 ounces)

Fremgangsmåte

Cook the spaghetti according to package directions; drain (should

have about 3 cups spaghetti). Stir butter or margarine into hot

spaghetti. Stir i n parmesan cheese and eggs. Form spaghetti mixture

into a "crust" i n a buttered 10-inch pie plate. Spread cottage cheese

over bottom of spaghetti crust.

In skillet cook ground beef or pork sausage, onion, and greenpepper till vegetables 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°oven for 20 minutes. Sprinkle the mozzarella cheese atop. Bake 5minutes longer or till cheese melts. Makes 6 servings.