Spaghetti Pie

Spaghetti Pie

2 jars spaghetti sauce 

1 pkg. spaghetti

1 lb ground beef

1 lb Italian sausage

1 c sliced olives  (optional)

Cheese Layer:

1 (8oz) pkg. cream cheese

1 Tbsp butter

3 Tbsp milk

4 Tbsp Parmesan cheese

A couple of dashes of garlic powder to taste

Topping:

2 c Mozzarella cheese

Brown ground beef and sausage and cook spaghetti.  Add 1 ½ jars of spaghetti sauce and olives to meat mixture.  Pour spaghetti into sauce and mix.  Put ½ of spaghetti mixture in 9x13 inch pan.  Spread cheese mixture over spaghetti.  Put remaining spaghetti mixture over cheese layer and top with remaining sauce.  Sprinkle Mozzarella cheese over top.  Bake at 350 for 30-40 minutes.

I usually split this recipe in half because it makes too much the four of us.  However, you could freeze the other half and have it another night!

Tonight I am serving it with green beans and garlic bread.  When I serve green beans, I like to use fresh, but tonight I am doing can.  I rinse the green beans and heat them.  Then I sprinkle a little garlic powder and spray butter on them.  (My husband keeps his blood pressure under control with diet and this is why I rinse and use only garlic powder and spray)

I use whole grain pasta and I use Hunts Garlic and Herb pasta sauce in a can.  We have family who work for Conagra, therefore we try to support them as often as we can.  You can aways use fat free cheeses while making this. 

Enjoy!