Italian Spaghetti Pie

If you like Italian food, you'll LOVE this! This is actually not a new recipe, but Ryan and I have only made it once before, and that was about 3 or 4 years ago. We got this recipe from Ryan's mom, and it's delicious! We decided to pull it back out and make it again since it's been a while. Plus I wanted to post it here on the recipe blog, so here it is!


Ingredients:
6 oz. speghetti noodles
2 Tbsp. cooking oil
2 eggs, beaten
1/8 tsp. garlic powder
3/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
1 lb. hamburger
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/4 cup green pepper
1 jar spaghetti sauce
16 oz. cottage cheese

Directions:
Cook spaghetti; drain. Mix oil, eggs, garlic powder, and 1/4 cup mozzarella with spaghetti. Place mixture in a lightly greased 9x13 inch pan. Shape to form crust. Saute hamburger, onion, and pepper together. Then stir in spaghetti sauce. Spread cottage cheese over crust, then cover with meat sauce. Bake, covered, at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes. Uncover, sprinkle with more mozzarella (and other cheese if you like), and return to oven until melted. Let sit 5 minutes before cutting.