Recipe: String Pie (using spaghetti, ground beef, cottage cheese, and tomato sauce)

STRING PIE

1 lb ground beef
1/2 cup onion, chopped
1/4 cup green pepper, chopped
1 (15 1/2 oz) jar spaghetti sauce
8 oz spaghetti, cooked and drained
1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese
2 eggs, beaten
2 tsp butter
1 cup cottage cheese
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

Cook beef, onion, and green pepper in large skillet over medium high heat until meat is brown, stirring to separate meat. Drain fat.

Stir in spaghetti sauce; mix well.

Combine cooked spaghetti, parmesan cheese, eggs, and butter in large bowl, mix well. Place in bottom of 13x9 inch pan. Spread cottage cheese over top. Pour sauce mixture over cottage cheese. Sprinkle mozzarella cheese over top.

Bake in preheated 350 oven until cheese melts, about 20 minutes.

Servings: 6
Source: Prize winner in the Beef Bash Contest