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Skillet Spaghetti Pie

Can be prepped over a campfire by hungry cowboys!
Print Recipe
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Servings: 8
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 onion chopped
  • 1 green pepper chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic finely chopped
  • 1 tsp oregano
  • 1/2 tsp basil
  • 1/2 tsp thyme
  • 1 pinch red pepper flakes
  • salt & pepper
  • 1 19 oz can tomato sauce
  • 1/2 cup nutritional yeast
  • 3 tbsp balsamic vinegar
  • 1-2 tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 dash liquid smoke
  • 1 454 gram box spaghetti
  • 1/2 cup panko bread crumbs
  • 1/4 cup cornmeal

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 450 
  2. Cook spaghetti according to package instructions. 
    Drain spaghetti once cooked. 
  3. Heat olive oil in cast iron pan over medium  heat. Sauté onion and green pepper for 5-7 minutes. To vegetables, add garlic spices, and salt and pepper to taste and sauté for 30 seconds. Add tomato sauce stirring to combine. Add nutritional yeast, sugar, balsamic vinegar, and liquid smoke. 
  4. Combine sauce and spaghetti and add bread crumbs and half of cornmeal. Spread mixture evenly in cast iron pain pressing it down firmly. Sprinkle remaining cornmeal over spaghetti. Bake for 30-35 minutes until top begins to just slightly brown.