This post sponsored by Eggland’s Best eggs. All opinions and text are my own.
Friendship and Food
What’s better than spaghetti pie? An extra spaghetti pie to share with a friend! This recipe makes two (9-inch) spaghetti pies. Each Friendship Spaghetti Pie is perfect for a family of 4. Depending on how much you eat, you can even stretch each one to serve 6 people. And it freezes beautifully!
It tastes good too
I have been working on this Spaghetti Pie recipe for a few weeks now. The first time I made it, I thought it was good but I knew it could be better. The seasonings really needed to be adjusted and it needed a little kick of flavor. Those test pies were still eaten but I wrote down some notes and made it again this week.
Friendship Spaghetti Pie
One of the greatest gifts you can give someone is your time. In whatever form that may be. For me, it was making this meal to give to a dear friend who had more important things on her plate than dinner. Make this spaghetti pie and give it to someone you care about. I promise, it will mean more than you know and heck, it tastes pretty dang awesome too!
Ingredients:
1 (16 oz.) box spaghetti
1 pound ground beef
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 (32 oz.) jar spaghetti sauce
1 (32 oz.) jar spaghetti sauce
4 tbsp. butter or margarine
1 cup parmesan cheese, grated
4 Eggland’s Best eggs, beaten
1 1/2 cups ricotta cheese
1 tsp. garlic, minced
1 tsp. Italian seasoning
2 cups mozzarella, shredded
dried parsley, for topping (optional)
dried parsley, for topping (optional)
Directions:
Cook spaghetti according to package directions. I make sure to season the boiling water with about a tablespoon of sea salt or kosher salt and olive oil before adding the spaghetti.
While spaghetti noodles are cooking, start cooking ground beef and onions.
Once meat is browned and crumbled, turn off heat and drain excess grease. Put meat back into pan and then stir in spaghetti sauce. Leave it in the pan until ready to use.
Once spaghetti has been cooked and drained. Turn off heat. Pour spaghetti noodles back into pot. Stir in butter until it melts and coats the spaghetti well.
Then stir in beaten Eggland’s Best eggs and parmesan cheese. Stir quickly.
Set out two 9-inch (ungreased) pie pans and evenly divide spaghetti noodle mixture into each pan.
In a medium bowl, combine ricotta cheese with garlic and Italian seasoning. Stir well.
Evenly distribute cheese mixture over each pan of spaghetti noodles. Drop it all over by small spoonfuls.
Then take the back of the spoon (or a butter knife) and spread it out evenly over the noodles.
Top each pie with meat sauce. Evenly dividing it between both pans.
Finally, top each pie with shredded mozzarella. Again, dividing it evenly between each pan.
And, to make it look pretty, you can sprinkle with dried parsley. Not necessary but I like to see a little green on top.
Now, if freezing the pies, I would cover well with plastic wrap. Then I would wrap it with a layer of aluminum foil. Then freeze. I like to get the disposable pie tins that come with lids so I would then put the lid on it. That will make sure it’s well-protected from freezer burn. These particular pie tins came with a plastic lid and bottom so I had to make sure I told my friend to remove that plastic bottom piece before cooking. You don’t want any plastic melting in the oven.
Since I was giving the second pie to a friend, who was making it for dinner that night, I didn’t worry about wrapping it in plastic wrap or aluminum foil because it wasn’t going to be frozen. I just wrote some instructions on a piece of paper and taped it to the lid.
I also included some frozen garlic bread to go with it. Usually I will include a bagged salad too.
Now, if you are ready to bake your pie for dinner. Preheat your oven to 350F degrees. Place the pie tin on a cookie sheet (this will make it easier to put in and take out of the oven.) Bake pie for about 25 minutes until bubbly and cheese is melted.
If cooking from frozen, remove all plastic wrap and aluminum foil and any lids, etc. Place pie tin on cookie sheet and bake uncovered for about 45 minutes until bubbly and cheese is melted.
Enjoy!
Friendship Spaghetti Pie
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Servings: 4 per pie
Calories: 545 kcal
Ingredients
- 1 16 oz box spaghetti noodles
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 1 32 oz jar spaghetti sauce
- 4 tbsp butter or margarine
- 1 cup parmesan cheese grated
- 4 eggs beaten
- 1 1/2 cups ricotta cheese
- 1 tsp garlic minced
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- 2 cups mozzarella shredded
- dried parsley for topping (optional)
Instructions
- Cook spaghetti according to package directions.
- Make sure to season the boiling water with about a tablespoon of sea salt or kosher salt and olive oil before adding the spaghetti.
- While spaghetti noodles are cooking, start cooking ground beef and onions.
- After meat is browned and crumbled, turn off heat and drain excess grease.
- Put meat back into pan and then stir in spaghetti sauce.
- Leave it in the pan until ready to use.
- Once spaghetti has been cooked and drained.
- Turn off heat.
- Pour spaghetti noodles back into pot.
- Stir in butter until it melts and coats the spaghetti well.
- Then stir in beaten eggs and parmesan cheese.
- Stir quickly.
- Set out two 9-inch (ungreased) pie pans and evenly divide spaghetti noodle mixture into each pan.
- In a medium bowl, combine ricotta cheese with garlic and Italian seasoning.
- Stir well.
- Evenly distribute cheese mixture over each pan of spaghetti noodles.
- Drop it all over by small spoonfuls.
- Then take the back of the spoon (or a butter knife) and spread ricotta out evenly over the noodles.
- Top each pie with meat sauce.
- Evenly dividing it between both pans.
- Finally, top each pie with shredded mozzarella.
- Again, dividing it evenly between each pan.
Recipe Notes
DIRECTIONS FOR IMMEDIATE COOKING: Preheat oven to 350F degrees. Place the pie tin on a cookie sheet (this will make it easier to put in and take out of the oven.) Bake pie for about 25 minutes until bubbly and cheese is melted.
DIRECTIONS FOR FREEZING: Cover well with plastic wrap. Then wrap it with a layer of aluminum foil. If your disposable pie tin came with a lid, put the lid on top as well. Then freeze. When cooking from frozen, remove all plastic wrap and aluminum foil and any lids, etc. Place pie tin on cookie sheet and bake uncovered for about 45 minutes until bubbly and cheese is melted.
Nutrition Facts
Friendship Spaghetti Pie
Amount Per Serving
Calories 545 Calories from Fat 252
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 28g 43%
Saturated Fat 14g 70%
Cholesterol 153mg 51%
Sodium 906mg 38%
Potassium 624mg 18%
Total Carbohydrates 41g 14%
Dietary Fiber 3g 12%
Sugars 5g
Protein 29g 58%
Vitamin A 20.5%
Vitamin C 8.5%
Calcium 35.3%
Iron 17.2%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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deviled are my favorite. Add a dash of hot sauce!
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That was so thoughtful of you to take dinner to your friend, and I love spaghetti pie!I am glad the dog has a new family to love him!
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I'm a scrabble girl!
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id really like to know where u got this recipe for the spaghetti pie i ve made it that way for over 30 yrs no one has heard of it i make it for the deaf club it goes out of style everyone loves it ive seen alot of spaghetti pies in lots of cook books butnot the way i make it strange u got it mmmmmm im wondering
My husband accidentally came home with Eggland's Best. Great eggs! We baked eggs with pepperoni and cheese, and our usual scrambled. Enjoyed them both!
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I can't choose….I enjoy eggs every which way!
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I like them fried.
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cheryl
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I like my eggs over easy
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love sunny side up!
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Mushroom and Swiss omelet.
Have to try that pie!
Hard boiled with salt and pepper. LOVE!
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I Like Scrambled Eggs.
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i liked hard boiled eggs in my salads.
I love egg salad.
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I love deviled eggs.
Not commenting on the eggs, but I made the recipe and everyone enjoyed it. I understand it's suppose to be a layered type dish, but I have to say I think next time I will stir it up prior to cooking,or stir the sauce with the noodles just so you get a taste of the sauce in every bit. I found if you just had a noodle bite it was a bit bland. But overall a great recipe. I found your link on pinterest. I chose your recipe since it used ricotta, I am a little scared to use cottage cheese, cream cheese and sour cream as the other recipes like this one suggested. So thanks for a great recipe will definitely make again. I also cut the recipe in half to just make 1 pan, and we still have 1/2 of it left. Thanks again!