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Spaghetti Pie

Servings 12

Ingredients

  • 1 lb spaghetti
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
  • 32 oz ground lean meat turkey, beef, etc.
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp oregano
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 8 oz raw spinach
  • 25 oz marinara sauce, store bought or homemade (1 jar)
  • 24 oz lowfat cottage cheese 1 large tub
  • 8 oz shredded Mozzarella cheese

Instructions

  • Cook the pasta according to package directions. Drain, then put the drained pasta back in the pot.
  • While the pasta is still hot, add the butter, eggs and Parmesan.
  • Form into a crust in a buttered 9x12-ish baking dish.
  • Preheat oven to 350.
  • Brown the ground meat in a pan. Season with garlic powder, oregano and salt as it is cooking. Drain off any fat that comes off of the meat.
  • Add the pasta sauce to the meat and allow to simmer until lightly bubbling.
  • Add the spinach to the skillet, mix, and allow to wilt.
  • Spread the cottage cheese in an even layer over the spaghetti pie crust, then top with the meat mixture.
  • Bake at 350 for 25 minutes. Sprinkle mozzarella over the pie and bake for 5-10 more minutes, until the cheese melts.

Notes

Nutrition info is for 1/12 of the pie made with whole wheat pasta, low fat cottage cheese, part-skim mozzarella and 93/7 lean ground turkey.
398 calories - 14 fat - 34 carbs - 34 protein