New York Spaghetti Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

8 oz. spaghetti
2 eggs
1/4 c. grated Parmesan cheese
2 Tbsp. butter or margarine
1/2 c. chopped green bell pepper
1/3 c. chopped onion
1 c. dairy sour cream
1 lb. Italian bulk sausage
1 (6 oz.) can tomato paste
1 c. water
4 oz. sliced Mozzarella cheese

Preparation

Heat oven to 350\u00b0.
Break spaghetti in half and cook in salted water until barely tender.
Drain.
Beat eggs; add Parmesan cheese and toss with warm spaghetti.
Put spaghetti mixture in greased 10-inch pie pan.
Melt butter or margarine in a medium skillet; add green pepper and onion.
Saute for 5 to 7 minutes.
Do not brown. Add sour cream to vegetables; mix and spoon over spaghetti.
Cook sausage; drain off grease.
Add tomato paste mixed with water. Simmer for 10 minutes.
Spoon tomato sauce over sour cream mixture. Bake for 25 minutes.
Cut cheese in strips and arrange over top. Return to oven for 3 to 4 minutes, or until cheese is melted.