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Mediterranean Melted Pot
 
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Prep Time: 20 Minutes
Cook Time: 30 Minutes
Ready In: 50 Minutes
Servings: 12
A wonderful dish with hints of Albania (rich in butter and egg), Italy (pasta and cheeses) and Greece (spices).
Ingredients:
2 lbs ground meat (lamb, pork, turkey, venison or beef)
1/2 onion, diced
1 1/2 teaspoons all purpose greek seasoning
1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
4 ounces provolone cheese, shredded
6 ounces monterey jack cheese, shredded
24 ounces ricotta cheese
2 eggs
1/2 cup butter
1/2 teaspoon garlic
1 lb cooked spaghetti
1/4 cup parmesan cheese
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Brown meat, drain if necessary. Add onions, 1 tsp of Greek seasoning and 1 tbl olive oil.
3. Mix Provolone, Monterey, Ricotta cheeses with eggs and 1/2 tsp Greek seasoning.
4. Melt butter. Add garlic.
5. Boil pasta.
6. Lightly oil oven-proof casserole dish with remaining olive oil.
7. Put 1/3 of spaghetti in bottom of casserole, top with 1/3 of meat mixture, 1/3 of cheese/egg mixture and 1/3 of butter.
8. Repeat two times.
9. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
10. Cover.
11. Bake for 30 minutes.
By RecipeOfHealth.com