Spaghetti Muffins

Description

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Details

Cooking Time:		40
Recipes Makes:		9
Calories:		437
Carbs:		67.8
Fat:		11.3
Protein:		16.9

Ingredients

For the Crust:

• 4 cups cooked spaghetti
• 1/3 cup melted butter
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese

Filling:

• 3/4 cup cottage cheese
• 1/4 cup Parmesan

Sauce: (if you need a recipe)

• 2 Tablespoons olive oil
• 1 pounds lean hamburger or sausage
• 1/2 tsp crushed dried basil
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp onion powder
• 1/2 tsp red pepper seeds
• 1/2 tsp salt
• pepper to taste
• 1 15 oz can tomato sauce
• 1 cup Mozzarella Cheese

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 
2. Mix together spaghetti and butter.
3. In a separate bowl, whisk eggs. 
4. Add Parmesan cheese and mix well.
5. Pour egg mixture into into spaghetti and butter mixture and mix well.
6. Spray 2 large muffin pans with cooking spray.
7. Divide spaghetti mixture evenly into 12 muffin cups.
8. Press spaghetti to form a little nest in each muffin cup.

Sauce Instructions (again... if you need one)

1. Pour olive oil into pan, add meat and seasonings.  Brown and Drain
2. Add tomato sauce.
3. Stir and simmer 10 minutes
4. Spoon evenly over spaghetti nests
5. Top each with mozzarella cheese.
6. Bake approximately 30 minutes until cheese is lightly browned.

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