If you want a good but slightly different spaghetti 'based' recipe, try making a spaghetti pie. The noodles serve as your pie crust, and your filling is the ground beef, sauce, and cheese.

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1/2 pkg. (12 oz.) vermicelli
2 tbsp. butter
1/3 c. Parmesan
2 eggs, beaten
1 lb. ground meat
1/2 c. onion, chopped
1/4 c. bell pepper, chopped
1/2 c. Mozzarella
1 can (8 oz.) stewed tomato
1 (6 oz.) tomato paste
1 tsp. sugar
3/4 tsp. oregano
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. garlic salt
1 can cream style cottage cheese (I use ricotta instead)
8-12 pepperoni slices

Cook vermicelli according to directions. Stir butter and Parmesan into hot vermicelli. Add eggs and stir well. Spoon into 10 inch pie plate. Use spoon to shape spaghetti. Cook until set, about 350 degrees for 10 minutes.
Brown beef with onion and bell pepper. Drain. Stir in tomatoes, tomato paste and seasonings. Spread cottage cheese evenly over pie shell. Top with meat sauce. Bake until bubbly. Sprinkle with Mozzarella and garnish with pepperoni. Bake until cheese melts.

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