Spaghetti Squares

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 8 ounces spaghetti, uncooked
• 1/2 lb lean ground beef
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1/4 cup green pepper, chopped
• 1/4 cup celery, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon basil
• 1 (14 ounce) can tomato sauce
• salt
• pepper
• 1 cup cottage cheese
• 1 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
• 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, grated

Recipe

• 1 break spaghetti in half. cook in boiling salted water for 10 minutes or until tender. drain.
• 2 meanwhile, brown ground beef.
• 3 add onion, garlic, green pepper and celery; cook until soft.
• 4 add oregano, basil, tomato sauce, and salt and pepper to taste.
• 5 cover and simmer 10 minutes.
• 6 spread half of spaghetti in a greased 8-inch square baking dish.
• 7 spoon half the sauce over the top.
• 8 sprinkle with cottage cheese, then half the mozzarella and parmesan.
• 9 add remaining spaghetti, remaining meat sauce, and top with rest of cheese.
• 10 bake at 375 f for 20 minutes or until hot and bubbly.
• 11 let stand 5 minutes.
• 12 cut in squares to serve.