Spaghetti Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• salt
• 4 ounces vermicelli, broken into 2-inch pieces
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup parmesan cheese, grated
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 tablespoon fresh basil, minced (or 1 teaspoon dried)
• 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1/2 lb ground beef
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 3 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon fresh basil, minced (or 1 teaspoon dried basil)
• salt
• pepper
• 1 cup ricotta cheese
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano (or 1 tablespoon fresh, minced)
• 1 1/2 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350-degrees f.
• 2 bring about 2 quarts of water to a boil and add pasta and salt and cook according to directions on package. drain.
• 3 combine drained pasta, garlic, butter, parmesan, egg and basil in a bowl. press mixture into a deep 10-inch pie pan.
• 4 bake for 15-20 minutes or until crust is set. let cool.
• 5 to make filling heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. add onion and cook for 3-5 minutes or until soft. add beef and cook 6-8 minutes or until brown. drain off excess fat.
• 6 stir in tomato sauce, tomato paste, and sugar and summer for 3-5 minutes. stir in basil, salt and pepper.
• 7 in a small bowl, combine ricotta, egg and oregano. spread cheese mixture over pasta crust. top with meat sauce and sprinkle with mozzarella.
• 8 bake for 25-30 minutes. cool 15 minutes before slicing.