Rev: Spaghetti Pie - CL May 2000

[swquilts]

I looked around for a recipe to use up some ground round and found this one. Very good and easy to make! I added some onions to the beef and kicked up the spices, (I don't like bland burger meat). Leftovers are for lunch today.....

Spaghetti Pie


Though it's really a deep-dish casserole, many Midwesterners lovingly refer to this recipe as Spaghetti Pie. You can substitute plain tomato sauce and add 1/4 teaspoon of garlic powder, if desired.


1 pound ground round
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
2 (8-ounce) cans tomato sauce with garlic
1 1/2 cups low-fat sour cream
1/2 cup chopped green onions
1/4 cup (2 ounces) 1/3-less-fat cream cheese, softened
4 cups hot cooked spaghetti (about 8 ounces uncooked pasta)
Cooking spray
1 1/3 cups (about 5 ounces) shredded reduced-fat extra-sharp cheddar cheese


Preheat oven to 350°.

Cook meat in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat until browned, stirring to crumble. Drain well, and return meat to pan. Stir in salt, pepper, and tomato sauce. Bring to a boil; reduce heat, and simmer for 20 minutes. Combine the sour cream, green onions, and cream cheese in a small bowl, and set aside. Place the spaghetti noodles in a 2-quart casserole dish coated with cooking spray. Spread the sour cream mixture over spaghetti noodles. Top with meat mixture. Sprinkle with cheddar cheese. Cover and bake at 350° for 25 minutes. Uncover; bake an additional 5 minutes or until cheese is bubbly.



Yield: 6 servings

CALORIES 408 (30% from fat); FAT 13.7g (sat 7.3g,mono 4.2g,poly 0.8g); IRON 3.4mg; CHOLESTEROL 67mg; CALCIUM 376mg; CARBOHYDRATE 39.9g; SODIUM 849mg; PROTEIN 28.4g; FIBER 2.9g

Cooking Light, MAY 2000

[drewberry4]

This is one of my favorite recipes of all time. I use vegetarian soy crumbles instead of the ground beef. The carnivores in the family can barely tell the difference.