PegsRecipes

Serve with a tossed salad & garlic bread & you have a complete meal!

1 pound extra lean ground beef or ground sausage

1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper

1/2 cup chopped onion

2 cups spaghetti sauce with mushrooms (more if needed)

Oregano to taste

6-ounces spaghetti, salted, cooked & drained

2 tablespoons butter

2 eggs, beaten

1/3 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese

1 cup cottage cheese

3/4 to 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

*Cook ground beef or sausage with bell pepper & onions until done; drain well.

*Add spaghetti sauce & oregano.

*Stir butter into drained hot spaghetti; add eggs & parmesan cheese.

*Form spaghetti mixture into a crust in a 10-inch pie plate.

*Spread bottom of crust with cottage cheese.

*Spread meat mixture over cottage cheese.

*Cover edges of crust with foil to prevent over browning.

*Bake at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes.

*Sprinkle top with mozzarella cheese & bake 5 to 10 minutes or until cheese melts.

Yields:  4 to 6 servings.