Spaghetti Pie - One Dish

Casey and I have been making a real effort to eat at home. So far we have been doing pretty good; taking our lunches and enjoying the time together in the kitchen--well mostly-- unless one of us (not me) over cooks the pork chops or something like that. The part that is the most difficult--you get home around 6 cook, eat dinner around 7 and then clean--by now its somewhere past 8, time for showers and its off to relax and go to sleep! It's a real pisser for me that most of the night is taken up with cooking and the aftermath of dinner.

Which brings me to this recipe. I loved this, it was just like spaghetti with meat sauce, but i only dirtied up one pan! You make the sauce and just stick the noodles right in to cook! I loved it, and how had I never thought of this before? If that thick albeit delicious layer of mozzarella cheese is too much for you, leave it out, the dish definitely didn't need it. The same goes for the heavy cream, maybe a splash of milk instead. You can also use low card spaghetti, I love dreamfields.

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Unfortunately because of the whole no time at night situation, there is NEVER time for light! 

My photos suffer, I am going to try and start setting aside time on the weekends for blog cooking.

Spaghetti Pie

adapted from: Sugar Pie Farmhouse 

1/2 - cup onion, chopped
2 - tablespoons olive oil
1 lb of ground beef
2-garlic cloves, minced
1 - (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
1/4 - teaspoon dried oregano 1/4 - tsp Italian seasoning
1 - tablespoon sugar
1 - teaspoon salt (or to taste)
2 - cups water
8 - ounces thin spaghetti, broken into 3 inch pieces (not angel hair)
1/4 - cup heavy whipping cream or milk
1 - teaspoon dried basil
1/2 - cup fresh grated Parmesan cheese
2 - cups grated mozzarella cheese
large cast iron skillet or 9 x 13 in baking dish

Saute onion in 2 tablespoons olive oil, on medium heat 5 minutes. Add beef, brown over medium-hi heat. While almost brown, add garlic, Italian seasoning and oregano. I drained off the grease from the ground beef. Once browned, stir in crushed tomatoes, water, sugar and salt. Add broken spaghetti. Push spaghetti into liquid, and cover for 8 minutes. After 8 minutes, stir pasta so the noodles won’t start sticking together. Reduce heat to medium low simmer for 6 more minutes until pasta is al dente (almost cooked but still a little firm). Add basil, Parmesan cheese, and cream, stir well. Sprinkle top with mozzarella cheese, put in oven to broil until spotty brown.

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