Spaghetti pie is a simple and classic dinner, and it’s super easy to make. If you are looking for a meal idea in which you will more than likely have all of the ingredients already on hand, this may be the perfect dish for you!
Spaghetti Pie
For many years I have deprived myself of the comfort food known as Spaghetti Pie. Not sure why, but for some reason just those two words together, spaghetti and pie, never really sat right with me. Spaghetti belongs on a plate with savory sauce, sprinkled lightly with fresh Parmesan cheese.
A pie, on the other hand, conjures up visions of yummy cooked fruits or smooth and creamy custard fillings with mountains of billowy whipped cream or lightly browned meringue. Combining the two words just seemed unappetizing.
I was looking for something easy the other night for dinner. We had recently enjoyed this John Wayne Casserole, so another one pan dish sounded good. I started flipping through my Betty Crocker Cookbook: Everything You Need to Know to Cook Today (I have the Ninth edition) which I picked up at the thrift store for a quarter.
Anyway, I came across this recipe for Spaghetti Pie. Setting aside my phobia for this combination of words, I read through the ingredients. As luck would have it, I had everything I needed on hand, plus the time to prepare it was pretty darn reasonable. Time to tackle that phobia through a dish of spaghetti pie.
Sooo, I made it. And you know what? I liked it! A lot. In fact, not only did I enjoy it at dinner, I also had a piece for lunch the next day. This recipe has graduated to my “easy recipes” file and will definitely be made again. Thanks, Betty!
Something else I tried recently was spaghetti salad. This is another one of those word combinations that threw me off but I ended up loving it!
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Ingredients you will need for Spaghetti Pie
- 4 ounces uncooked spaghetti
- 1/2 pound lean ground beef
- 1 small green bell pepper, chopped (1/2 cup)
- 1 small onion, chopped (1/4 cup)
- 1 (14-ounce) jar spaghetti sauce (I used my homemade sauce)
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup small curd creamed cottage cheese
- 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese (2 ounces)
Betty says “If you hold your uncooked spaghetti together in a bundle, 4 ounces is about as big around as the size of a quarter.” Or you can play it safe and use your scale.
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Heat oven to 375°. Grease pie plate, 10 x 1 1/2 inches. Cook spaghetti as directed on package. While spaghetti is cooking, cook beef, bell pepper, and onion in 10-inch skillet over medium heat 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until beef is brown; drain.
Stir in spaghetti sauce, chili powder, salt and pepper. Cook 5 to 6 minutes, stirring periodically, until sauce is thickened.
Drain spaghetti. Place spaghetti in pie plate; gently press on bottom and 1 inch up side of pie plate.
Mix eggs and cottage cheese; spread evenly over spaghetti. Spoon beef mixture over cottage cheese mixture. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese.
Bake 35 to 45 minutes or until center is set. Let stand 5 minutes before cutting.
Easy enough, right? I hope you enjoy your spaghetti pie, I know my family did and I will be making it again soon! What’s you and your family’s favorite comfort food dish? Personally, I can always go for some potato soup like this Easy Cheddar Topped Potato Soup and of course, another favorite has to be my Italian Lasagna.
More Casserole Recipes
- Baked Ziti
- Ravioli Lasagna
- Ground Beef Casserole
- Chicken Enchilada Casserole
- Million Dollar Chicken Casserole
- Million Dollar Spaghetti
This post was originally published on this blog on Sept. 1, 2009.
Spaghetti Pie
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Print It Rate ItIngredients
- 4 ounces uncooked spaghetti
- ½ pound lean ground beef
- 1 small green bell pepper chopped (1/2 cup)
- 1 small onion chopped (1/4 cup)
- 1 14-ounce jar spaghetti sauce (I used my homemade sauce)
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup small curd creamed cottage cheese
- ½ cup shredded mozzarella cheese 2 ounces
Instructions
- Heat oven to 375°. Grease pie plate, 10 x 1 1/2 inches. Cook spaghetti as directed on package.
- While spaghetti is cooking, cook beef, bell pepper and onion in 10-inch skillet over medium heat 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until beef is brown; drain.
- Stir in spaghetti sauce, chili powder, salt and pepper. Cook 5 to 6 minutes, stirring occasionally, until sauce is thickened.
- Drain spaghetti. Place spaghetti in pie plate; gently press on bottom and 1 inch up side of pie plate.
- Mix eggs and cottage cheese; spread evenly over spaghetti. Spoon beef mixture over cottage cheese mixture. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese.
- Bake 35 to 45 minutes or until center is set. Let stand 5 minutes before cutting.
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Amanda says
I'm glad you enjoyed it Melissa! I've found that I am breaking out of my comfort zone lately and trying new things. :)
Melissa says
Glad you shared your phobia! I'm was a little leery to try this, but my boyfriend saw it and loves both so I made it for him. Of course, I just had to try a little bite and then that turned into a piece…which was rather large =)
The Blonde Duck says
I love it!
Amanda says
Chow and Chatter – I'll hve to go check out that spaghetti pizza :)
natalia – I've never heard of spaghetti frittata!
Kayte – I wasn't really able to detect the chili powder. I would love mushrooms in mine but my family would not!
Ingrid – Glad to hear you joined Ingrid, hope you speak up soon! :)
Mags – ha! You could be right about that :)
Chef Fresco says
Never made it but I do not know how it couldn't be absolutely delicious!
Carrie says
One word– Yum!!
Megan says
Looks like a fun recipe and one I will have to try this Fall! Love comfort food.
5 Star Foodie says
Very nice! Sure to be a family favorite!
margot says
Yum, that looks wonderful. I saw a baked spaghetti in Cook's Country magazine and have been wanting to try it, now I'll definitely have to.
Mags says
I love spaghetti pie! But we call it spaghetti casserole here. Maybe if you'd have thought of it as a casserole instead of a pie, you'd have been enjoying this all these years…lol.
AmyRuth says
Umm yummy looking . Good idea for a quick fall supper.
AmyRuth
pinkstripes says
Ooh…this is my kind of comfort food. It sounds delicious.
Ingrid says
Okay, I joined! I didn't know how to do it without getting a yahoo account so I just did. :) I'll try to check it out more indepth. The kids and all their "stuff" has to slow down soon! (I hope!)
~ingrid
Ingrid says
I've made this one before. It was pretty good and the kids got a kick out of it!
~ingrid
Debbie says
Looks delicious. Anything with pasta is a hit in my house…I am going ot be trying this one..
Kayte says
I have a version of this recipe (no chili powder, and with mushrooms and black olives in it, ricotta not cottage cheese) that I need to dust off again…the guys would love seeing it's return…I bet it has been at least 5 years since I have made it. I think I originally started as it was easier for little ones to eat than the actual spaghetti, not as messy. I think I will dust that off and also give your version a try with the chili powder as the guys love anything with chili in it! Thanks…loved the little photo series.
Tiffiny Felix says
Hummm…I, too, have avoided "spaghetti pie". I may have to try it now ;)
Marie says
Ohh, an old family favourite! Yours looks delicious. You can't beat Betty Crocker!
natalia says
Ciao Amanda this sounds fantastic !!! I usually make spaghetti frittata but never pie !!!
Chow and Chatter says
this looks cool girlichef did something similar called spaghetti pizza i bet you would like that too lol