Spaghetti Pie

Source: Mommy Logan

• 6 oz spaghetti
• 2 tbs margarine
• 1/3 cup Parmesan cheese
• 2 eggs, well-beaten
• 8 oz cottage cheese
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1/2 cup onion, chopped
• 1/4 cup green pepper, chopped
• 8 oz tomatoes, cut up
• 6 oz tomato paste
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1 tsp oregano, dried and crushed
• 1/2 tsp garlic salt
• 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese

Cook the spaghetti according to package directions; drain (should have about 3 cups spaghetti). Stir margarine into hot spaghetti. Stir in Parmesan cheese and eggs. Form spaghetti mixture into a "crust" in a buttered 10-inch pie plate. Spread cottage cheese over bottom of spaghetti crust.

In skillet cook beef, onion, and green pepper till vegetables are tender and meat in browned. Stir in undrained tomatoes, tomato paste, sugar, oregano, and garlic salt; heat through.

Turn sauce 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.