Spaghetti Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 oz. spaghetti
2 Tbsp. butter or margarine
1/3 c. Parmesan cheese
1 c. cottage cheese (8 oz.)
1 lb. ground beef
1/2 c. diced onion
1/4 c. diced green pepper
1 (8 oz.) can (1 c.) tomatoes, cut up
1 (6 oz.) can tomato paste
1 tsp. sugar
1 tsp. oregano
1 tsp. garlic
1/2 c. shredded Mozzarella cheese

Preparation

Cook spaghetti; drain.
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 \"crust.\"
Cook ground beef, onion and green pepper until browned.
Drain.
Stir in undrained tomatoes, tomato paste, sugar, oregano and garlic.
Heat.
Pour mixture into spaghetti \"crust.\"
Bake uncovered at 350\u00b0 for 20 minutes.
Sprinkle Mozzarella cheese on top; bake 5 minutes or until cheese melts and browns.
Makes 6 servings.