Baked Spaghetti Paula Deen's Baked Spaghetti recipe is cheesy, comforting and delicious; baking the pasta gives this dish the slow-cooked flavor of lasagna but with more texture. This baked spaghetti will keep in the fridge for at least five days. For more information on reheating this casserole, see the freezing and reheating instructions in our Lasagna recipe.

Ingredients of Baked Spaghetti

  1. Prepare 1 (16 oz) of package of spaghetti.
  2. Prepare 1 pound of ground beef.
  3. Prepare 1 pound of ground Italian sausage.
  4. It's 1 (16 oz) of jar spaghetti sauce (I use Traditional Rangu).
  5. You need 1/2 stick of butter, cut into small chunks.
  6. It's 1 cup of whole milk cottage cheese.
  7. It's 1 (8 oz) of package cream cheese, softened.
  8. You need 1/2 cup of sour cream.
  9. Prepare 1 can of tomato sauce (I like Hunts).
  10. Prepare 2 tbs of olive oil.
  11. It's 1/2 of onion diced.
  12. It's 3 cloves of garlic diced.
  13. Prepare 1/2 tsp of fresh parsley.
  14. It's 1/2 tsp of Italian season.
  15. You need 1 (8 oz) of package shredded mozzarella cheese.
  16. You need 1/4 cup of parmesan cheese freshly grated.
  17. Prepare 1 (8 oz) of shredded cheddar cheese.

Baked Spaghetti step by step

  1. Preheat oven 350. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to boil & cook spaghetti 6 minutes..
  2. Place the chunks of butter in the grained spaghetti and mix until coated set aside..
  3. In a large skillet, on medium high heat, sauté the onions & garlic for a few minutes, then add both meats, salt, pepper to your like and cook until browned. Drain the meat..
  4. Add in pasta sauce, tomato sauce, parsley and Italian season. Mix well until fully incorporated, on very low heat..
  5. In a medium size bowl combine the cream cheese, cottage cheese, and sour cream until well blended..
  6. Add your creamy mixture to the 1/2 of spaghetti, toss well until coated..
  7. Add 1/2 of the pasta sauce and 1/2 of the cheese's. Then repeat spaghetti, creamy mixture and sauce..
  8. Add remaining cheese's and place in oven..
  9. Cook 25 minutes and enjoy with a garden salad and garlic toast!!.

Baked Spaghetti is a favorite casserole around here! A quick zesty meat sauce is combined with tomatoes and spaghetti and topped with cheese. This spaghetti casserole is baked in the oven until hot and bubbly. Just like stuffed shells, this easy recipe is perfect served with crusty bread, homemade Garlic Butter and a Caesar Salad. Classic Baked Spaghetti is the delicious casserole version of the traditional pasta and meat sauce.

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