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Spaghetti pie by Butterpowered Bike!
Since I am completely out of commission for typing this week, as my hand looks like the hamburger helper hand-yes, literally, only blue, my dear friend Butterpowered Bike is doing a guest recipe for me! I love that it is a little bit silly to classify this as a Thanksgiving pie recipe, but that is my beloved Butter for you! She also made the recipe gluten free which is wicked cool! Thanks so much to Butter and you can see more of her recipes and wild adventures at her blog Hunger and Thirst!
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I’m pretty sure there’s an unwritten law which states that if you’re an American with a food blog, you must include a pie recipe in the week preceding Thanksgiving. Being the law-abiding sort, I dutifully submit my contribution – spaghetti pie. A playful hybrid of spaghetti and lasagne, this was one of my favorite meals as a kid.
Spaghetti Pie
Boil spaghetti* (dry, I used the amount contained by touching my index finger to the knuckle on my thumb) in salted water until 90% cooked. Drain and add to a mixture of two beaten eggs, 1/4 c. grated parmesan cheese, and 2 Tbsp. butter. Mix to combine, and form into a “crust” in a greased pie pan. Cover the spaghetti crust with a few spoonfuls of cottage cheese, then your favorite pasta sauce. Bake at 350 degrees (F) for 15 minutes, top with shredded mozzarella, and return to the oven for another 15 minutes, or until the cheese is bubbling and golden.
*As far as gluten-free pastas goes, I’ve found none better than Tinkyada.
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Thanks again Butter and remember to visit her great Hunger and Thirst blog!
This recipe is a part of the Hearth and Soul Hop-Volume 25. Please check out my other featured blog hop recipes.
Twitter: HungerThirst
November 29th, 2010 on 10:08 pm
Get well soon, bunny! Thanks for sharing my recipe! I wanted to add that it’s great to add veggies to spaghetti pie, just be certain to pre-saute them so that they don’t water down the crust.
November 29th, 2010 on 10:44 pm
I seriously didn’t know that it was this easy to make spaghetti pie – I have only had it once, brought to me as a baby-meal after I had Cassie, my second child. I loved it! Well, thanks BOTH of you for a lovely, memory tugging post (because now all i can think of is how sweet my baby was – and now she is a grown up – sob!!)
thanks for hosting, posting, guesting, and sharing this with the hearth and soul hop!
November 29th, 2010 on 11:35 pm
We just love Spaghetti Pie, and your recipe looks very good. Thank you for sharing and have a good week.
November 30th, 2010 on 7:08 am
Spaghetti pie makes eating spaghetti easy, thanks.
Twitter: apriljharris
November 30th, 2010 on 8:51 am
I’ve heard of spaghetti pie, but I had no idea it was so easy to make! Thanks for sharing it
Twitter: suebuschnz
November 30th, 2010 on 3:16 pm
Hope your poor wee hand gets better soon, Alex – hope you have a bit of help in the kitchen
Great pie, Butter. I quite often make a kind of spaghetti frittata a bit like this, but I like the idea of putting a “topping” on it and just bunging it in the oven.
Sue
Twitter: girlichef
December 2nd, 2010 on 7:03 am
Total comfort food…that oughtta coax you into healing mode
Sounds wonderful…I totally hope you’re back in commission for next weeks hearth and soul hop 