Turn simple ingredients into a comfort food masterpiece with this easy recipe for Spaghetti Pie made with ground beef and plenty of cheese.
mozzarella - parmesan - ricotta spaghetti - butter - onion - ground beef - garlic - pasta sauce - egg dried herbs
Preheat oven. In a large skillet, cook and brown the ground beef/Italian sausage with the onions until no longer pink. Drain the fat, and stir in the pasta sauce. Set aside.
Cook the noodles. Drain and place in a large bowl. Fold in 1 beaten egg, melted butter, garlic powder and half of the parmesan cheese with the noodles. Stir together.
Butter the inside of a casserole dish. Place the noodle mixture in the bottom of the dish. With the back of a spoon, press the noodles into the sides to form a crust.
In a small bowl, mix together the ricotta cheese, the last half of the parmesan cheese, dried oregano, basil and parsley.
Scoop the ricotta cheese mixture into the top of the noodle crust and spread evenly. Next, add a layer of the meat and pasta sauce mixture. Top with mozzarella cheese.
Cover with a large piece of foil and bake in a preheated oven for 30 minutes. Remove the foil and bake uncovered for an additional 5 minutes.
Carefully remove the spaghetti pie casserole from the oven and let it cool slightly before serving.