Spaghetti Pie

 

12 ounces spaghetti noodles
4 tablespoons butter or margarine
2/3 cup grated parmesan cheese
3 well beaten eggs
2 cups cottage cheese
1 pound ground beef or sausage
½-1 cup chopped onion
1 jar spaghetti sauce
½ cup shredded cheese

Cook noodles according to package; drain. Stir butter in hot spaghetti; stir in parmesan cheese, and eggs. Form spaghetti mixture into a crust in a buttered 9x13 pan. Spread cottage cheese over spaghetti crust. In skillet cook beef and onion, until meat is browned; drain fat. Stir in spaghetti sauce; heat through. Cover spaghetti crust with meat mixture. Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Sprinkle with cheese; bake 5 additional minutes or until cheese melts.
If halving recipe, place in a pie dish.