Mediterranean Melted Pot

Name: Mediterranean Melted Pot
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 10-12 serving(s)
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

Submitted by cmflora

"A wonderful dish with hints of Albania (rich in butter and egg), Italy (pasta and cheeses) and Greece (spices)."

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Ready In:: 50mins
Ingredients:: 12
Serves:: 10-12

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

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Brown meat, drain if necessary. Add onions, 1 tsp of Greek seasoning and 1 tbl olive oil.
Mix Provolone, Monterey, Ricotta cheeses with eggs and 1/2 tsp Greek seasoning.
Melt butter. Add garlic.
Boil pasta.
Lightly oil oven-proof casserole dish with remaining olive oil.
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.
Repeat two times.
Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
Cover.
Bake for 30 minutes.