Description

Just about everyone enjoys spaghetti. How about changing it up a little by making spaghetti pie with a meat sauce? Serve with garlic bread/toast and a side salad.

Ingredients

• 12 oz. spaghetti, cooked
• ½ c. of the pasta cooking water, reserved before draining the pasta
• 1 small yellow onion, finely chopped
• 1 lb. ground turkey or groud sirloin beef
• 1 c. tomato paste, divided
• 3 large eggs
• 1 c. grated Parmesan cheese
• 1½ c. shredded Mozzarella
• 2 T. olive oil
• salt, to taste
• freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Steps

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Cook spaghetti in well salted water according to package directions. Set aside 1/2 cup of the cooking water before draining.
3. In a large skillet, saute onions until soft. Add ground meat, and ¾ cup tomato paste. Add half of the reserved pasta water; stir well. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Consistency should be like a thick Bolognese sauce. Add more cooking water, if needed.