Fall Dinner: Crusty Meat Spaghetti Pie Recipe

Looking for an easy but delicious fall dinner recipe? You should check out this spaghetti pie recipe from All Recipes. The spaghetti crust and the layer of meat and cheese will give you heavenly delight in every bite. This hearty dish will warm you up from the inside out. The recipe can be prepared within one hour but the quick prep time does not make it boring. It will fit your busy schedule and the combination of spaghetti, cheese, and meat will definitely appeal to your taste bud.

Fall Dinner: Crusty Meat Spaghetti Pie

Spaghetti bake is a creative twist on an old favorite

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Ingredients

Makes 6 servings

• 6 ounces Spaghetti
• 1 pound Lean ground beef
• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoons Softened butter
• 2 ounces Shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 cup Cottage cheese
• 1 cup fresh Tomatoes
• 6 ounce can Tomato paste
• 1/4 cup chopped Green bell pepper
• 1 chopped onion
• 1/4 teaspoon Garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon White sugar
• 1 teaspoon Dried oregano
• 2 1/2 teaspoons Salt
• 1 teaspoon Vegetable oil
• 2 ½ quarts Boiling water

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  Veggie lovers can skip the meat.

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Preparation

1. Pour one-tablespoon vegetable oil and two tablespoons salt into the boiling water. Then cook the spaghetti until they become tender.
2. Drain the boiled spaghetti. Then, add eggs, Parmesan cheese, and butter.
   Mix everything together and shape the mix into a crust in a greased pie plate of 10-inch size. Cover the upper surface of the crust with cottage cheese.
3. Set a big frying pan over medium-high heat and heat 1-tablespoon vegetable oil in it. Cook the beef on it with green pepper and onion. Stir until the beef turns completely brown. Mix in chopped tomatoes, tomato paste, garlic powder, oregano, sugar, and ½-teaspoon salt.
4. Spread the mixture over the crust’s cottage cheese.
5. Preheat the oven to 350°F and bake the pie uncovered for half an hour.
   After that, sprinkle mozzarella cheese over the pie. Bake for another 5-10 minutes until the cheese starts bubbling.
6. Serve!

Place spaghetti in muffin pans for this delicious take on the recipe.

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Tips

1. To make the crust a bit juicy, you can mix some sauce with the spaghetti before making the crust.
2. You can substitute the ground beef with sausage and cottage cheese with ricotta cheese.
3. Vegetable lovers can cut the meat and use zucchini, mushrooms, and green pepper instead.

Fall season has cozy evenings and nice atmosphere for holding get-together and dinner parties. This cozy fall dinner recipe will help you embracing the cool weather in a relishing way. It is a comfort food that will become your go-to weeknight recipe. This fairly easy recipe will undoubtedly be a family favorite!

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