Spaghetti Pie

If you can't tell by now I LOVE Italian food! What's better? Quick and easy Italian food. I stumbled across this, added my touch, and it was delicious. 

1/2 box of whole grain spaghetti noodles

2 tablespoons of butter (this is the worst part)

2 eggs, beaten (I used Egg Beaters)

1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese

1 cup part skim cottage cheese

1 12oz package chicken sausage, diced

1/2 cup chopped onion

1/2 a can of no salt added diced tomatoes

1 6oz can of organic tomato paste

1 teaspoon of sugar 

1 teaspoon oregano

1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder

1 cup shredded mozzarella (or amount of your choice) 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray pie dish with olive oil or cooking spray. 

Cook spaghetti al dente and drain. 

Stir butter in hot noodles until melted. Stir in egg and Parmesan. 

Form this mixture into a crust in pie dish. Spread cottage cheese over noodle crust. 

In a skillet cook the meat and onion. Stir in drained tomatoes, tomato paste, sugar, oregano, and garlic powder and heat through. Stir well. 

Spread meat mixture over cottage cheese.  

Bake for 20-25 minutes. 

Sprinkle with cheese and bake for 5 more minutes or until cheese melts. 

Adapted from moneysavingmom.com