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Spaghetti Pie With Ragu Filling

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This Italian main features Spaghetti, Parmesan cheese -- grated, Beaten, Butter -- room temperature, Part skim Ricotta cheese. It delivers rich, cheesy flavor, hearty, protein-packed satisfaction. Great for weeknight dinners or when you want something satisfying for the whole family. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.
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Difficulty: Advanced
Servings: 4
Calories: 1003.0
Description
This Italian main features Spaghetti, Parmesan cheese -- grated, Beaten, Butter -- room temperature, Part skim Ricotta cheese. It delivers rich, cheesy flavor, hearty, protein-packed satisfaction. Great for weeknight dinners or when you want something satisfying for the whole family. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.
Ingredients
  • 6 ounce Spaghetti
  • 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese -- grated
  • 2 Eggs Beaten
  • 2 tablespoon Butter -- room temperature
  • 1 1/2 cup Part skim Ricotta cheese
  • 1 pound Ground pork OR ground round
  • 1 md Onion -- chopped
  • 1 cloves Garlic -- minced
  • 1 cup Tomato sauce
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • 1/4 teaspoon Crushed hot red pepper
  • 1/2 cup Mozzarella cheese -- grated
Directions
  1. 1
    Preheat oven to 350.
  2. 2
    Butter well the inside of a 10" pie plate.
  3. 3
    In a large pot of lightly salted boiling water, cook spaghetti until barely tender..about 8 min.
  4. 4
    Drain well.
  5. 5
    In a med.
  6. 6
    bowl, mix hot spaghetti with Parmesan cheese, eggs, and butter until butter melts and egg is beaten.
  7. 7
    Spread into prepared pie plate, pushing mixture up sides to form a shell.
  8. 8
    Spoon ricotta cheese into bottom of shell and spread evenly, leaving a 1" border.
  9. 9
    Cover and refrigerate while making filling.
  10. 10
    In a large skillet, cook ground pork OR beef, onion and garlic over med.
  11. 11
    heat, breaking up lumps of meat with a spoon until pork OR beef loses its pink color..about 5 min.
  12. 12
    Stir in tomato sauce, Italian seasoning and hot pepper.
  13. 13
    Spread meat filling over ricotta.
  14. 14
    Bake until spaghetti crust is set..about 30 min.
  15. 15
    Sprinkle mozarella over top and bake until cheese melts..about 5 min.
  16. 16
    Let stand 5 minutes then cut into wedges to serve

Nutrition Facts

Servings 4

Amount Per Serving
Calories 1003.0kcal
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 54.0g84%
Saturated Fat 28.1g141%
Cholesterol 298.9mg100%
Sodium 1356.7mg57%
Total Carbohydrate 57.0g19%
Dietary Fiber 4.7g19%
Sugars 7.8g
Protein 71.2g143%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Keywords: baking, beaten, boiling, butter, cheese, chopped, crushed, filling, garlic, grated, ground, hot, italian, main, minced, mozzarella, onion, parmesan, part, pepper
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