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4
ounces dried spaghetti
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1
tablespoon butter or margarine
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1
egg, beaten
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1/4
cup grated Parmesan cheese
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8
ounces ground beef or bulk Italian sausage
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1/2
cup chopped onion (1 medium)
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1/2
cup chopped green sweet pepper
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1
clove garlic, minced
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1
8 ounce can tomato sauce
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1
teaspoon dried oregano, crushed
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Nonstick cooking spray
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1
cup low-fat cottage cheese, drained
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1/2
cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
1. Cook spaghetti according to package directions. Drain.
2. Return spaghetti to warm saucepan. Stir butter into hot pasta until melted. Stir in egg and Parmesan cheese; set aside.
3. Meanwhile, in a medium skillet cook ground beef, onion, sweet pepper, and garlic until meat is brown and onion is tender. Drain. Stir in tomato sauce and oregano; heat through.
4. Coat a 9-inch pie plate with nonstick cooking spray. Press spaghetti mixture onto bottom and up sides of pie plate, forming a crust. Spread cottage cheese on the top and up the sides of pasta crust. Spread meat mixture over cottage cheese. Sprinkle with shredded mozzarella cheese.
5. Bake in a 350 degree F oven for 20 to 25 minutes or until bubbly and heated through. To serve, cut into wedges.
- Servings Per Recipe 6,
- Calories 270,
- Protein (gm) 21,
- Carbohydrate (gm) 20,
- Fat, total (gm) 11,
- Cholesterol (mg) 76,
- Saturated fat (gm) 6,
- Monosaturated fat (gm) 4,
- Polyunsaturated fat (gm) 1,
- Dietary Fiber, total (gm) 1,
- Sugar, total (gm) 3,
- Vitamin A (IU) 340,
- Vitamin C (mg) 10,
- Thiamin (mg) 0,
- Riboflavin (mg) 0,
- Niacin (mg) 3,
- Pyridoxine (Vit. B6) (mg) 0,
- Folate (µg) 48,
- Cobalamin (Vit. B12) (µg) 1,
- Sodium (mg) 500,
- Potassium (mg) 211,
- Calcium (DV %) 162,
- Iron (DV %) 2,
- Vegetables () 1,
- Starch () 1,
- Medium-Fat Meat () 3,
- Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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this dish was so easy to make and my whole family loved it! i made some chicken gravy to put on top of it and made it even tastier!
10/29/2011 12:51:29 PM Report AbuseSo happy to find this recipe again!!! Got this from a friend years ago......went to get the recipe from my box and it was GONE!!!! Thank you.....this is an awesome dish.... I can my own sauce up; also, I use ricotta cheese instead of cottage cheese. Both taste great in this recipe....ENJOY!!!
9/24/2011 05:54:08 PM Report AbuseOne of my favorites! My mom used to make this for me growing up. Rather than the can of tomato sauce, I just use pasta sauce. I also don't use the sweet pepper.
3/29/2010 07:00:16 PM Report AbuseThis was a very quick and easy recipe! My husband raved about it....and he doesn't even care that much for spaghetti I will definitely be making this again!
10/29/2009 10:41:40 AM Report Abuse