Mexican Spaghetti Pie

Recipe Ingredients

12 oz	340g	Cooked spaghetti - (or pasta)
1/4 cup	36g / 1.3oz	Chopped olives
2 tablespoons	30ml	Green chili peppers
4 tablespoons	60ml	Butter
1 teaspoon	5ml	Chili flakes
1/4 cup	59ml	Parmesan - freshly grated
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Sugar
4		Beaten eggs
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Cumin
1 lb	454g / 16oz	Ground beef
1/2 cup	118ml	Monterey Jack - shredded
1/2 cup	31g / 1.1oz	Chopped onion
1		Red kidney beans
6 oz	170g	Crushed tortilla chips
1		Tomatoes
1		Tomato paste

Recipe Instructions

Cook and drain pasta, and let cool slightly. Stir in butter, parmesan cheese and eggs. Spread into the bottom of a large greased baking dish.

Brown onion and ground beef. Stir in kidney beans, undrained tomatoes and tomato paste. Add Chopped green chilies, chili flakes, sugar and cumin. Let simmer at least 30 minutes or longer. (You can add some Tabasco Sauce for some extra "kick" at the end.) Pour meat mixture over pasta in baking dish.

Top with the shredded cheese, olives and tortilla chips. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 30-40 minutes or until brown.

Source:
Taste of Home magazine, Aug/Sep 1995

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