Friday, March 6, 2009

What's for dinner tonight (Spaghetti pie)

This is 1 of my fave dishes. I haven't made it for a while.


Spaghetti pie

Ingredients
1/2 pound cooked spaghetti
2 tablespoons melted butter or olive oil
2 large eggs well-beaten
1/2 cup parmesan cheese, plus
2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
1 cup ricotta cheese
1 cup prepared spaghetti sauce, of your choosing
1/2 cup (2 ounces) shredded mozzarella cheese

Directions
1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Toss hot spaghetti in large bowl with the butter or olive oil.
2 Combine eggs and 1/2 cup grated Parmesan in a small bowl and stir into spaghetti.
3 Pour spaghetti mixture into a lightly greased 10 inch pie plate and form into a crust.
4 Spread ricotta evenly over crust, but not to the edge & Top with spaghetti sauce.
5 Bake uncovered for about 25 minutes.
6 Top with with shredded mozzarella and bake until cheese melts - about 5 minutes longer.
7 Remove from oven and sprinkle with remaining 2 tablespoons of Parmesan cheese.
8 Cool 10 minutes before cutting into wedges.

4 comments:

Chris said...

I love spaghetti pie. I have a similar recipe for it.

Olde Dame Penniwig said...

That sure sounds good, like lasagna but much easier to do! I am going to try your recipe!

Lapdog Creations said...

Thanks for posting that. Someone made that around xmas time and was supposed to send me the recipe, but never did...

sprinkles said...

Sounds yummy!