The Best Spaghetti Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 12 ounces dry spaghetti noodles
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup parmesan cheese
• 4 well beaten eggs
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1 (16 ounce) can undrained italian-style stewed tomatoes
• 2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1 garlic clove (to taste)
• 2 cups cottage cheese
• 1 cup shredded cheese

Recipe

• 1 cook spaghetti al dente , drain.
• 2 stir butter into hot noodles.
• 3 stir in parmesan cheese and eggs.
• 4 use mixture to form crust on bottom of two buttered pie tins or one 9x13 buttered casserole dish.
• 5 cook brown meat and onions until meat is browned. drain.
• 6 add tomatoes, tomato paste, suger, and garlic. (plus any other spices you would like for taste).
• 7 heat.
• 8 spread cottage cheese over spaghetti crust.
• 9 top with meat mixture.
• 10 sprinkle grated cheese on top.
• 11 bake covered for 35-40 minute at 350. ( if you want to freeze to eat for a later date, just skip baking, wrap with aluminum foil and freeze. when ready to cook, thaw first and then follow baking directions).
• 12 remove foil and bake 5 more minutes or until cheese is lightly browned.