Spaghetti Pie

Our entire family loves spaghetti and we love Easy Spaghetti Pie Recipe even more.  Layers of meat and cheese blended with melted cheese turn plain spaghetti into something amazing.

This is the perfect main dish recipe for an easy weeknight meal or to feed a crowd. Spaghetti is my go-to recipe for a budget friendly meal, check out these other favorites – Lemon Spaghetti, Million Dollar Spaghetti Casserole, Chicken Spaghetti Casserole, Baked Spaghetti, One Pot Spaghetti and Spaghetti Tacos Recipe. You may also love Mexican Spaghetti.

Why We Love This Recipe

This spaghetti pie is perfect to use leftover pasta and cooked ground beef. Most of the time my kids won’t eat leftovers, but when I make into another meal everyone cleans their plate.

This recipe can be made with a variety of ingredients and is so filling. Serve with your favorite side dishes for a crowd pleasing meal idea.

Ingredients

• Spaghetti – While this recipe gets its name from using spaghetti noodles, other types of past can be used. Penne, bowtie and elbow are just a few substitution ideas.
• Butter – Real butter is best.
• Eggs – The eggs should lightly beaten. Don’t overmix.
• Ground beef or turkey – Both of these are fine to use in this recipe.
• Jar Pasta Sauce. Store bought or homemade is delicious in this recipe. We use  Crock Pot Spaghetti Sauce Recipe). Another option is to use 1 can tomato sauce and add Italian Seasoning.
• Chopped onion. Any type of onion is good to use. I have used white onion or red onion. Once I used Vidalia but that does give it a sweeter taste.
• Chopped green pepper. This is optional but it really adds to the flavor. Feel free to use green, red or yellow bell peppers.
• Garlic salt – Garlic powder can be substituted. Check out The Best Garlic Salt Substitute if you are out.
• Cottage cheese or ricotta cheese. Either of these add a creamy layer to the spaghetti pie. You can use the one you like the best.
• Mozzarella Cheese or Italian Blend – I normally use the one that is on sale.

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Recipe Variations

• Pasta – Of course this dish is named spaghetti pie but any type of pasta will work. Try using elbow, shells, penne or bowtie.
• Veggies – I like to use a blend of red, yellow and green bell peppers with the onion. Spinach is also delicious cooked with the onion and bell pepper mixture.
• Ricotta – You can omit the ricotta and cottage cheese layer if you do not like this. Cream cheese is a creamy substitute.
• Cheese – While it calls for Mozzarella or Italian blend, anything will work. I have used Colby and cheddar on top because that is what I had. Sometimes I add an extra ½ cup of cheese because we love cheese.
• Italian sausage – This is a tasty substitution for ground turkey or ground beef.

How to Make Spaghetti Pie

Step 1 – Brown the ground the beef or ground turkey. Once browned, add the onions and green peppers. The vegetables should be soft.

Step 2 – Second, stir in the pasta sauce. Add the garlic salt.

Step 3 – Then add the cooked spaghetti. You want the pasta al dente because it will be going back in the oven to bake.

Step 4 – Next, add the butter, parmesan cheese and eggs. Make sure to do this while the spaghetti is still warm. I suggest using a large bowl so you will have plenty of room to stir it all together.

Step 5 – Put the spaghetti mixture into the bottom of a pie pan sprayed with cooking spray. This will act as the “crust” of the spaghetti pie.

Step 6 – Finally, spread the Ricotta cheese or cottage cheese over the “crust”. Then spread the beef mixture over the cheese layer making sure to cover the entire dish.

Recipe Tips

• Cooking Pasta – This is a great recipe to use leftover pasta. Make sure to cook al dente as the pasta will continue to cook as it bakes. You do not want mushy pasta.
• Place in Pie Pan – When placing the spaghetti noodles in the pie plate, make sure to cover the entire bottom. This acts as the crust so you want every bit to be filled with the layers.
• Rest Pie – After baking the spaghetti pie allow it to rest for about 10 minutes to let the ingredients marinade together.

What to Serve with Spaghetti Pie

Spaghetti Pie makes the best weeknight meal. It is a great recipe to use leftover pasta for a cook once, eat twice meal.

• Salad – A simple salad is our favorite side dish with this recipe.
• Broccoli – Steam broccoli in the microwave for a really easy side.
• Garlic Bread Cheese sticks – You definitely need something to dip into this amazing spaghetti casserole.