SPAGHETTI BISON PIE

Ingredients
1 lb buffalo meat, ground (97% meat to 3% fat)
1 each sweet onion, chopped
1 can stewed tomatoes (undrained)
1-15oz. can tomato sauce
1 tbl dried oregano
1 tsp dried thyme
1tsp dried basil
4 oz dried spaghetti noodles, cook and drain
1 cup fat-free cottage cheese, small curds
1 cup fat-free mozzarella cheese
3 tbl parmesan cheese, grated
salt and pepper
non-fat cooking spray

Method
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Brown buffalo meat and onion in a large skillet over medium heat.
3. Add tomatoes, tomato sauce, oregano, thyme, basil, salt and pepper. Simmer 20 to 25 minutes uncovered until it thickens slightly. Set aside.
4. Spray a 10” glass pie pan with non-fat cooking spray and arrange spaghetti noodles on the bottom of plate, creating a crust.
5. Spread cottage cheese evenly over the noodles.
6. Spread meat sauce evenly over cottage cheese. Then top with mozzarella cheese. Sprinkle grated parmesan cheese over top of mozzarella evenly.
7. Bake in oven for 40 minutes or until cheese has turned a golden brown.

Yield: 6 servings – 1 slice per person

Nutritional Information
Calories………………..275
Fat …………..................3 g
Protein……………........33 g