Spaghetti Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

8 oz. (1/2 lb.) spaghetti, uncooked
1 Tbsp. vegetable oil
1/3 c. grated Parmesan cheese
2 eggs, beaten
1 c. (8 oz.) cottage cheese
1/2 lb. ground beef
1/2 c. chopped onion
1/4 c. chopped green pepper
1 (14 1/2 oz.) can stewed tomatoes, drained and cut up
6 oz. can tomato paste
1 tsp. oregano leaves, crushed
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1/2 tsp. black pepper
1/4 tsp. salt (optional)
1/2 c. shredded Mozzarella cheese

Preparation

Cook spaghetti and start sauce.
When spaghetti is done, toss with oil in large bowl.
Reserve 1 cup spaghetti for filling. Toss remaining spaghetti with Parmesan cheese and eggs.
Turn into 10-inch pie pan.
Press spaghetti mixture into bottom and sides of pan to form crust.
Evenly spread cottage cheese over bottom of crust.
When sauce is done, stir in the reserved spaghetti.
Spoon meat mixture over cottage cheese.
Sprinkle with Mozzarella cheese.
Cover loosely with greased foil.
Bake 20 minutes at 350\u00b0.