Spaghetti Pie

It is been a while since my last post. Am having a bit of writer's block.  Right now I am trying to come up with something witty but so far nothing has come to my mind, the boys are busy playing with their cars along with their cousin who is over to play for a while.

Ok, so my recipe for today is a pie where the base is made of spaghetti and a filling of meat and topped with cheddar cheese.  The boys loved it. I saw the recipe in a Pillsbury Favourite Casseroles and other one-pot recipes cookbook. I changed the filling to my taste and used a can of corned beef ( you can use ground beef if you like).


Recipe : Spaghetti Pie recipe inspired by Southwestern Spaghetti pie from the book Pillsbury Favourite Casseroles and other one pot recipes cookbook

200g spaghetti, each spaghetti snapped into three
2 eggs
salt and pepper
1/2 a can of corned beef
1/2 can of kidney beans
1/2 cup frozen or fresh or canned sweetcorn kernels
1 can of peeled tomatoes
1/2 tsp of dried oregano
1/2 chilli powder
a few dashes of Tabasco sauce
1 medium onion, finely chopped
2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
olive oil

generous handful of grated chedder cheese

1. Bring a pan of salted water to boil and then add your spaghetti and cook till al dente'. Drain and then let it cool. Beat the eggs with a fork till slightly foamy, season with salt and pepper. Place the spaghetti in a bowl, add the beaten eggs and toss to coat.  lightly oil a 10-inch pie plate with regular vegetable oil or olive oil and spread the spaghetti mixture so you have a nice nest-like base like below. Keep in the fridge till you prepare your filling.

2. Make the filling,  by heating some olive oil, about 2 tbsp) then saute' your onions till they soften and go translucent.  Add garlic, and corned beef, and cook over low heat. Break the corned beef up cook for 1 minute then add tomatoes, cumin, chilli powder, oregano, kidney beans, corn and  1/2 a can of water. Bring to a boil, then simmer covered till the mixture thickens. Add salt to taste and Tabasco to your liking. I like to add 1/2 tsp of sugar.  Let the mixture cool.

3. Spread the mixture over the spaghetti base then sprinkle with cheese.   Bake in a preheated oven (gas mark 4) for  30 minutes till the cheese melts and bubbles and the base is set and golden. Let the pie settle for 10 minutes before slicing to serve.

Enjoy with some nice green salad.