Great Recipe: String Pie

This one's a great alternative to a plain spaghetti dinner - String Pie! I stumbled upon this recipe whilst perusing some cookbooks family members have given me over the years. I hope you enjoy it as much as I have!

Ingredients

• 8 ounces spaghetti noodles, cooked
• 1 pound grounf beef
• 1/4 cup green bell pepper, chopped
• 1 medium onion, chopped
  
• 1 jar (about 14 ounces) spaghetti sauce
• 1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 2 teaspoons butter, melted
• 1 cup cottage cheese
• 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

Preparation/cooking

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cook beef, onion and green pepper in a large skillet over medium-high heat until beef is browned. Stir in spaghetti sauce.
• Combine spaghetti, parmesan cheese, eggs and butter in a large bowl. Mix well. Place in the bottom of a 13x9-inch baking dish.
• Spread cottage cheese over top.
• Pour beef/sauce mixture over cottage cheese.
• Sprinkle mozzarella cheese over top.
• Bake 20 minutes or until hot and cheese is melted.

Serves 6 to 8.