Spaghetti Pie

4-6 Servings

Spaghetti Pie

Thanks to www.plainchicken.com for recipe inspiration!

20 minPrep Time

30 minCook Time

50 minTotal Time

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Ingredients

• 2 eggs, beaten
• 6 tbsp. Parmesan cheese, divided
• 1 cup Cottage cheese
• 1 cup Mozzarella, shredded and divided
• 2 tsp. Chopped fresh basil
• 1 6 oz. can Sliced mushrooms
• 1 1/2 cup Spaghetti sauce of choice
• 1/2 lb. Italian Sausage (try also: ground beef, shredded chicken breast)
• 8 oz. Country Pasta, cooked per package directions and drained (if you MUST use spaghetti noodles, go right ahead)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Spray a 9 inch pie plate with cooking spray & set aside.
3. Cook the pasta per package directions.
4. Drain and place in a bowl.
5. Toss pasta with beaten eggs & 2/3 of the Parmesan cheese.
6. Press the pasta into the pie plate.
7. It should be densely packed.
8. In a large skillet, brown the Italian sausage, then drain.
9. Add spaghetti sauce & chopped basil and mushrooms.
10. Stir until evenly warmed, then remove from heat.
11. Combine cottage cheese and 1/4 cup shredded mozzarella, then spread over pasta.
12. Evenly layer the spaghetti sauce mixture over the cottage cheese.
13. Sprinkle the remaining mozzarella & Parmesan on top.
14. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes, or until heated through and cheese is melted.
15. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.