Zucchini Spaghetti Pie

This was a hit! Marley loved it so much she was literally shoveling it in her mouth, sans fork, just giant handfuls. Tinsley ate more of it then I did. My 2 tiny girls sometimes eat like they are teenage boys.

Mine looked nothing like the picture from where I got the recipe. I figured it's because I used more sauce so the egg mixture didn't really settle down into the noodles. But I kind of liked it that way. And I didn't let it rest long enough but we were hungry. It was still delicious!!!

Zucchini Spaghetti Pie

8oz spaghetti - broken in half
1 can tomato sauce
2tsp Italian seasoning
1/4tsp garlic powder
1T extra virgin olive oil
2 cloves garlic - minced
1 large zucchini - shredded
1/2tsp dried basil
2C shredded mozzarella
4 large eggs
1/2C milk
1/2C shredded Parmesan

Preheat the oven to *375. Grease a 2 quart baking dish and set aside. Cook the pasta according to package directions. Drain and return to pan. Stir in the tomato sauce, Italian seasoning and garlic powder.
While the pasta is cooking, heat the oil in a large skillet. Add the garlic and cook until golden, about a minute. Add the zucchini and basil, stirring occasionally. Cook until the zucchini is tender, about 8 minutes.
Stir the zucchini and 1C of the mozzarella into the spaghetti noodles. Mix well. Pour into the baking dish.
Whisk together the eggs and milk. Pour over the spaghetti mixture. Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella and Parmesan cheese.
Bake for 25-30 minutes or until golden and bubbly. Let set 10 minutes before cutting. 1

Braided Spaghetti Bread

Yep, it's as awesome as it sounds.

I love carbs. This is noodles WRAPPED in bread!
I love spaghetti piled on garlic bread. This is spaghetti WRAPPED in garlic bread!
It's the perfect meal. It's heaven.

It is a little *tricky* but it's not hard! Handling dough is always a bit risky at this house!I mean check out my "braiding" skills! LOL!  But it's worth it! MAKE THIS RECIPE!!!! If doing a whole loaf scares you to much - use rolls. Flatten out the rolls and make little individual ones (holy crap I just thought of this idea and it's great - now I must make this recipe again!)

**this recipe is also a great way to use up leftover spaghetti!**

I served this with some extra red sauce on the side - if you follow my blog you know every thing must have a dipping sauce/condiment pal!

Braided Spaghetti Bread

1 Loaf Rhodes Bread Dough - thawed to room temperature

6 oz spaghetti, cooked

1/2lb browned hamburger

1 cup thick spaghetti sauce (MAKE YOUR OWN!!!! there is a recipe on my blog!)

8 oz mozzarella cheese, cut into 1/2 –inch cubes

1 egg white

Parmesan cheese

Parsley flakes

garlic powder

butter

Roll loaf into a 12x16-inch rectangle. Cover with plastic wrap and let rest for 10-15 minutes. Remove wrap from dough.Spread butter over dough and sprinkle with garlic powder and parsley flakes. Place spaghetti lengthwise in a 4-inch strip down the center of dough. Top with sauce, meat and cheese cubes. (I mixed my spaghetti,sauce and meat together). Make cuts 1 ½-inches apart on long sides of dough to within ½-inch of filling. Begin braid by folding top and bottom strips toward filling. Then braid strips left over right, right over left. Finish by pulling last strip over and tucking under braid. Lift braid with both hands and place on large sprayed baking sheet. (or transfer parchment paper to baking sheet). Brush with egg white and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and parsley (I added garlic powder). Bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown. Cool slightly and slice to serve. 1