This is my new favorite and my family goes ga-ga for it. A dinner pie made from a spaghetti/Parmesan pie crust filled with meat and cheese. YUMMY. It's the cottage cheese that makes it great. For some reason my husband hates cottage cheese but loves this. I got this recipe from an OAMC cookbook.

Ingredients

10 serv.

ounces dry spaghetti noodles↗12
tablespoons butter↗4
cup parmesan cheese↗1
well beaten eggs4
lb ground beef↗1
cup chopped onion1⁄2
(16 ounce) can undrained Italian-style stewed tomatoes↗1
(6 ounce) cans tomato paste↗2
teaspoons sugar↗2
garlic clove (to taste)↗1
cups cottage cheese↗2
cup shredded cheese1

Step-by-step instructions

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.

Source: food.com

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