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Slow Cooker String Pie
by Melissa Spille
serves: 6
  You'll like this fun and easy way to serve spaghetti.
Ingredients:
  4 oz   spaghetti, uncooked
  1 Tbsp   margarine
  1/2 lb   ground beef
  1 small   green bell pepper, chopped
  1 small   onion, chopped
  14 oz   spaghetti sauce
  1 Tsp   chili powder
  1/2 Tsp   salt
  1/4 Tsp   pepper
  2   eggs
  1 cup   small curd cottage cheese
  1/2 cup   mozerella cheese, shredded
Directions:
  1. Heat oven to 375º. Grease pie plate, 10x1 1/2 inches. Cook and drain spaghetti as directed on package. Place spaghetti in pie plate, pressing down gently.

2. Melt margarine in 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Cook turkey, bell pepper and onion in margarine, stirring occasionally, until turkey is no longer pink. Stir in spaghetti sauce, chili powder, salt and pepper; reduce heat to medium. Cook 5 to 6 minutes, stirring occasionally, until sauce is thickened.

3. Mix eggs and cottage cheese; spread evenly over spaghetti. Spoon turkey mixture over cottage cheese mixture. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese. Bake 35 to 45 minutes or until center is set. Let stand 5 minutes before cutting.