Beef Pizza Pie (Original Recipe)

I wasn't sure what to fix for dinner the other night. I had a pound of beef, and had been thinking about some sort of Shephard's Pie type dish. Then I noticed we had spaghetti sauce and some creamed spinach. So I threw together this recipe. The topping is the crust I make for my pizza.

Beef Pizza Pie

Filling:

1 lb. ground beef (you can also use ground chicken, turkey, or italian sausage)

1 and 1/4 c. lower carb spaghetti sauce

1 9 oz. pkg creamed spinach, cooked on HIGH for 4 minutes

8 oz. mozzarella cheese or pizza/italian blend of cheeses or 1 c. parmesan cheese

Topping:

2 eggs

1 8 oz. pkg cream cheese, softened until stirable

1/3 c. parmesan cheese

Italian spices: basil, oregano, parsley

salt and black pepper

Brown and break up the ground beef in a little butter in a pan. Heat up the spinach in the microwave while you cook the beef. Add the spaghetti sauce, cheese, and spinach and mix until combined. 

Mix the softened cream cheese and 2 eggs in a bowl. Add the herbs: about 1 tsp. of each herb, more to taste. Salt and pepper to taste. 

Preheat oven to 350 F. If you've made the meat mixture in a cast iron skillet or some other oven safe skillet, make the surface of the meat even and pour oven and evenly spread the topping mixture. If not, transfer the mixture to a baking/casserole dish and top with the topping. Bake for about 20 minutes or until topping is golden brown. Serve with some extra parmesan.