Hey everyone, it is Louise, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, baked spaghetti casserole. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
This baked spaghetti casserole has layers of pasta, cottage cheese, spaghetti sauce, and Nutritional Information. Why make baked spaghetti instead of regular ol' spaghetti with meat sauce ? Toss with spaghetti, then transfer to baking dish and top with mozzarella and Parmesan.
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To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook baked spaghetti casserole using 18 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Baked Spaghetti Casserole:
- Take Meat Sauce:
- Get 1 tbsp. olive oil
- Make ready 1 lb. ground beef
- Prepare 1/2 yellow onion, diced
- Make ready 3 cloves garlic, minced
- Prepare 1 can (28 oz.) no salt added crushed tomatoes
- Prepare 1 tsp. each brown sugar. dried basil
- Prepare 1/2 tsp salt
- Prepare 1/4 tsp. pepper
- Prepare Pasta & Cheesy Layers:
- Prepare 1 box (16 oz.) thin spaghetti pasta
- Get 2 large eggs
- Take 1/3 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
- Get 5 tbsp. salted butter, melted
- Prepare 2 cups ricotta cheese
- Prepare 2 cups freshly shredded mozzarella cheese
- Take 1 cup freshly shredded white cheddar
- Get 1/2 cup freshly shredded parmesan cheese
Baked Spaghetti Casserole - a simple weeknight dinner, all the classic Italian flavors we love. Easy to put together and always a crowd favorite. This Baked Spaghetti Casserole is the way comfort food should be. It's hearty and rich but you won't feel lethargic after.
Instructions to make Baked Spaghetti Casserole:
- Heat the oil in a large, deep skillet over medium heat. Once it's hot, add the beef and cook, breaking it up, until it's browned throughout. Then drain any excess grease and add the onion to the skillet. Once the onion softens up, add the garlic and cook another minute or so, until fragrant. Stir in the crushed tomatoes, brown sugar, basil, salt and pepper, then lower the heat and let it simmer while you start cooking the pasta.
- Preheat the oven to 375°F. Grease a 9x13" baking pan and set it aside. Cook the spaghetti until al dente in a large pot of salted water. When it's ready, drain it and return it to the pot. In a small bowl, beat the eggs, melted butter and grated parmesan cheese together. Then pour it over the drained pasta and toss to fully coat. Place the shredded mozzarella, parmesan and white cheddar in a bowl and toss together to integrate it all together.
- Place half of the pasta into the prepared pan, then top with half of the ricotta and half of the meat sauce. Sprinkle half of the shredded cheese blend over that, then repeat the layers with the rest. Make sure to completely cover the pasta with the top layer of sauce. Cover the pan with foil and bake for 40 minutes. Then remove the foil, and bake another 15-20 minutes, until the cheese has started to brown. Let it cool for 10 or so minutes, then slice into squares and serve.
Or maybe you will if you eat the whole pan. Easy Baked Spaghetti Casserole with a meaty sauce layered between spaghetti and cheese….like a spaghetti Lasagna only easier to make! This delicious casserole feeds a crowd and then some. Learn how to make Baked Spaghetti Casserole. This recipe is VERY easy to do, uses very common ingredients and.
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