Cooking Instructions
1.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
2.
Make the crust: Mix together
Spaghetti (4 cups)
and
Butter (1/3 cup)
.
3.
In a separate bowl, whisk
Large Eggs (2)
. Add
Grated Parmesan Cheese (1/2 cup)
and mix well.
4.
Pour egg mixture into into spaghetti and butter mixture and mix well.
5.
Spray 2 large muffin pans with cooking spray.
6.
Divide spaghetti mixture evenly into 12 muffin cups. Press spaghetti to form a little nest in each muffin cup.
7.
For the filling, mix together
Cottage Cheese (3/4 cup)
and
Grated Parmesan Cheese (1/4 cup)
.
8.
Spread cheese mixture over the inside of spaghetti nests.
9.
Make the sauce: Pour
Olive Oil (2 Tbsp)
into pan, add
Lean Ground Beef (1 lb)
,
Dried Basil (1/2 tsp)
,
Garlic Powder (1/2 tsp)
,
Onion Powder (1/2 tsp)
,
Crushed Red Pepper Flakes (1/2 tsp)
,
Salt (1/2 tsp)
, and
Ground Black Pepper (to taste)
. If you do have excess fat from the meat, go ahead and drain after it is browned.
10.
Add
Tomato Sauce (1 can)
. Stir and simmer 10 minutes.
11.
Spoon the sauce mixture evenly over spaghetti nests.
12.
Top each with
Shredded Mozzarella Cheese (1 cup)
.
13.
Bake approximately 30 minutes until cheese is lightly browned. Serve warm.