Ingredients
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1 lb spaghetti, cooked
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4 cups of your own homemade spaghetti sauce or 1 (32 ounce) jar of your favorite spaghetti sauce
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1 lb ground beef
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1 large onion, diced (add only if you are using a jar or can of spaghetti sauce)
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1 teaspoon italian seasoning (add only if you are using a jar or can of spaghetti sauce)
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1/2 teaspoon basil (add only if you are using a jar or can of spaghetti sauce)
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salt and pepper, to taste
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4 eggs
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1/2 cup parmesan cheese
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16 ounces ricotta cheese
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parsley
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mozzarella cheese, to sprinkle on top of each pie
Instructions
- 2 (9-inch) deep dish pie pans.
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Boil spaghetti according to pkg directions. Drain, and set aside.
- Brown the meat, and IF you are using canned or jarred spaghetti sauce, add onion, Italian seasoning, and basil to the beef mixture.
- If you are using your own homemade sauce, it will already have enough spices in it to your taste.
- Add salt and pepper, to taste. Set aside.
- Beat 2 eggs, and mix in with spaghetti.
- Add Parmesan cheese, and mix well. Set aside.
- Spray pie pans with non-stick cooking spray.
- Layer each pie pan, making a well in the middle, with a thin layer of spaghetti on the bottom, and bringing spaghetti up the sides to make a pie crust.
- You may, or may not have spaghetti left over, depending on how big your pie plates are. Set aside.
- Beat 2 eggs, add Ricotta and parsley. Mix well.
- Layer a layer of spaghetti, a layer of ricotta, a layer of meat, and a layer of sauce.
- Cover with Mozzarella cheese.
- Bake for 25-30 mins., or until cheese is bubbly, and all is nice and hot.
- Serve with garlic bread or sticks, and a salad, and you have a delicious meal!