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Pasta & rice

Pizza-ghetti

A classic Quebec family dish: spaghetti topped with tomato sauce and melted cheese, baked like a pizza. Very popular in school cafeterias and kids' suppers, it's easy and comforting.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Sauce

Spices & seasoning

Optional extras

On the side

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 200 °C and cook the spaghetti in salted boiling water for the time indicated on the package, then drain.
  2. Finely slice the onion and chop the garlic, then sauté them in the oil for 5 minutes.
  3. Add the ground beef and brown it for 8 minutes, crumbling it as you go, then drain off the fat.
  4. Stir in the crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, oregano, basil, salt and pepper, then let it simmer for 10 minutes.
  5. Mix half the sauce with the cooked spaghetti and spread it in a greased dish.
  6. Cover with the rest of the sauce, then sprinkle with mozzarella and cheddar.
  7. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, until the cheese is golden and bubbling.

Variations and tips

Vegetarian version. Replace the beef with cooked lentils or textured soy protein.

More ideas

Original Ecomely recipe.