A.R.T. Community Cookbook: Spaghetti Pie by Cindy Lee Sullivan

Spaghetti Pie

From the Kitchen of: Cindy Lee Sullivan

Ingredients:

• Crust:

  • 1 egg

  • 5-7 oz. spaghetti

  • ⅓ cup parmesan cheese

• Filling

  • ½ jar spaghetti sauce

  • 5 oz. can tomato paste

  • ¼ cup minced onion

  • ½ minced green pepper

  • 1 lb. ground beef

  • 1 cup cottage cheese

  • 1 cup mozzarella cheese

Directions:

1. Cook spaghetti per box instructions. Drain.

2. Mix with egg and parmesan. Put in greased pie pan, molding up the sides like a pie crust.

3. Smear about cottage cheese over crust.

4. Brown ground beef with green pepper and onion.

5. Add mixture of paste and sauce; stir.

6. Pour into spaghetti crust and bake 20-25 minutes till crust is golden.

7. Add mozzarella cheese and bake an additional 3-5 mins till cheese is melted.

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The A.R.T. Community Cookbook is a collection of pie recipes contributed by A.R.T. patrons, staff, and fans during the run of Waitress.  Recipes collected as a part of the Waitress Lobby Experience and via Instagram.

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