Spaghetti Pie

Ingredients

• 8 oz. spaghetti, broken into 2” pieces
• 1 T soft margarine
• ½ C Parmesan cheese
• 1 beaten egg
• 1 ½ lb. lean ground beef
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 green pepper, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 qt. jar spaghetti sauce (meatless)
• 1 t sugar
• ½ t oregano
• 1 lb. low-fat cottage cheese
• 8 oz. mozzarella cheese

Instructions

Cook spaghetti per package instructions. Drain and add margarine, Parmesan cheese, and egg to spaghetti. Spread in 9x13 baking pan. Spread cottage cheese over spaghetti mix. Sauté ground beet, onion, green pepper, and garlic until brown, drain fat, add spaghetti sauce, sugar and oregano. Top the spaghetti and cottage cheese filling with meat mixture. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes. Top with mozzarella cheese and bake for another 10 minutes. Yield: 8-10 servings.

Nutrition

• Calories 468, Protein 29g,
• Carbohydrates 36g, Fat 22g,
• Sat. Fat 7.5g, Sodium 815mg,
• Cholesterol 81mg, Iron 3mg.