Crites Family Stuff

Description

Years ago, I used to make this casserole for my family because I could serve one of the two pans and freeze the other for another quick meal in the future. I recently made it again for the family, this time for 2 year old granddaughter Livy who loved it. It's nice to go back to old recipes and comfort foods every now and then!

Ingredients for 10 servings

• 1 lb hamburger
• .5 onion, diced
• 8 oz cut tomatoes
• 6 oz tomato paste
• .5 tsp basil
• .5 tsp oregano
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1 lb spaghetti noodles
• 2 tbsp butter
• 3 beaten eggs
• 1/2 cup Kraft Parmesan cheese
• 16 oz cottage cheese
• 1 lb grated Mozzarella cheese

Steps

1. Cook meat and onions together. Add tomatoes, tomato paste, and seasonings. Simmer while pasta is cooking.
2. In a large pot, cook pasta in salted water. Drain. Return drained pasta to pot and add butter. Stir till melted. In a separate bowl beat eggs and Parmesan cheese together. Add to the buttered pasta and mix well.
3. Divide the pasta equally into two greased deep dish pie tins. Spoon 8 oz of cottage cheese onto each pile of pasta. Spread 1/2 lb of Mozzarella onto each dish.
4. Top each dish with the hamburger mixture, dividing it equally between the two tins. Bake at 350 until bubbly, about 30 minutes.
5. If both dishes are not needed, freeze one before baking. Wrap tightly with foil and safe for later. Can be baked frozen but don't preheat your oven and plan for up to 1 and 1/2 hours for cooking time.

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