On The Fly Spaghetti Pie - Baked Spaghetti

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb sweet italian turkey sausage
• 1/2 lb spaghetti
• 1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1 (24 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce, classico, newman's own, divided
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, fresh grated not the ground kind
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1 cup italian cheese blend, mozzarella

Recipe

• 1 pre-heat oven, or toaster oven, to 350 degrees.
• 2 remove sausage from casings, crumble and brown in a frying pan until cooked through. drain all oil from the sausage.
• 3 mix the jar sauce with the sour cream. ladle 1/4 cup of the sauce into the bottom of a 8x8, 9x9 or 10x10 baking dish. top with 2 tsp of the fresh grated parmesan.
• 4 meanwhile, cook spaghetti according to package directions, drain and toss with sausage, red pepper flakes, the remaining spaghetti sauce, 1/4 cup of the parmesan cheese and 1/2 cup of the italian cheese blend.
• 5 place the spaghetti mixture on top of the sauce in the baking dish. place the cheese mixture on top of the spaghetti.
• 6 finish off with remaining cheese mixture on top.
• 7 place baking dish in the oven for 20-25 minutes. allow to cool for 10 minutes before serving with a crusty bread.
• 8 note: the larger the dish you use, the thinner your recipe becomes in height. an 8x8 baking dish will yield a 3in high pie, whereas a 10x10 dish will yield a 2 inch high pie. you can also make this recipe with leftover spaghetti from a previous meal. simply make sauce with the sour cream and mix with your spaghetti as in steps 3 & 4. top off as in step 6 and bake as directed in step 7.