Spaghetti Pie
 
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Recipe type: Main Dish, Pasta
Serves: 12 slices
Ingredients
  • Cooking spray
  • 8 oz dried spaghetti
  • 4 egg whites, lightly beaten
  • ⅔ cup grated Parmesan
  • 2 Tbsp olive oil
  • 4 egg whites, lightly beaten
  • 3 cups low-fat cottage cheese
  • 16 oz. ground turkey (I used Jennie-O Italian Seasoned Ground Turkey)
  • 8-oz pkg sliced mushrooms
  • ½ medium onion, chopped
  • 1 bell pepper, chopped
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 cups (16 oz.) tomato sauce
  • 1 pkg spaghetti seasoning
  • ⅛ tsp salt
  • 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
  • Fresh basil or thyme (optional)
Instructions
  1. Cook spaghetti according to package directions, until al dente.
  2. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat 2 9-inch pie pans with cooking spray and set aside.
  3. While the noodles are cooking, heat a nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat. Add ground turkey and crumble and cook, stirring frequently, until no longer pink.
  4. Add mushrooms, onion, pepper, and garlic. Saute until vegetables are crisp-tender. Stir in tomato sauce, spaghetti seasoning, and salt. Reduce heat to low and simmer, stirring occasionally.
  5. In a medium bowl, combine first 4 egg whites, Parmesan, and olive oil. Once noodles are done, drain them and add them to the Parmesan mixture, tossing to coat the noodles.
  6. Divide the noodles in half and arrange them in the pie pans, pressing them onto the bottom and up the sides.
  7. In a medium bowl (you can use the same one you used for the Parm mixture), combine the remaining 4 egg whites and cottage cheese. Spread half of the mixture over the noodle crust in a pie plate and then spread the remainder over the other crust.
  8. Spoon half of the turkey mixture onto the cottage cheese mixture on one crust, then the other half for the other pan.
  9. Bake for 20 minutes. Sprinkle each with ½ cup mozzarella and bake for an additional 5 minutes, or until cheese is melted. Let stand 15 minutes before serving. Sprinkle pies with basil or thyme.
Recipe by Simple, Sweet & Savory at https://www.simplesweetsavory.com/spaghetti-pie-to-share/