Description
Baked Spaghetti is total comfort food with it’s homemade meat sauce and cheesy goodness. Make it ahead of time and throw it in the oven for the best warm dinner.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound spaghetti
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 small yellow onion, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 32 ounces marinara sauce
- 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1 cup Parmesan cheese, shredded
- 2 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded
Instructions
- Preheat: Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease a 9 by 13 inch baking dish and set aside.
- Cook Pasta: Bring a large pot of water to a roaring boil and cook the spaghetti according to package directions, boiling for 2 minutes less than is indicated on the package, drain the noodles, and rinse in room-temperature water.
- Brown Meat: In a large skillet over medium heat, cook the ground beef, onion, and garlic. Break up the beef and cook until just after the beef is no longer pink and the onions are soft. Drain any excess grease and return the skillet to the heat.
- Simmer Sauce: Stir in the marinara sauce, Italian seasoning, red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper. Bring to a simmer.
- Combine: In a large bowl, toss the cooked spaghetti with the beaten eggs and Parmesan cheese.
- Layer: Pour just enough of the meat sauce into the bottom of the pan to coat it. Then add the spaghetti. Pour the remaining meat sauce over the spaghetti and top with mozzarella.
- Bake: Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 40 minutes. Uncover and bake for an additonal 20 minutes.
Notes
To prevent overcooking, boil noodles for 2 minutes less than package directions. Italian seasoning can be replaced with 1 teaspoon basil and 1 teaspoon oregano. Eggs can be omitted if necessary.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 80 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 539 kcal
- Sugar: 7 g
- Sodium: 1408 mg
- Fat: 23 g
- Saturated Fat: 11 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Trans Fat: 1 g
- Carbohydrates: 51 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 31 g
- Cholesterol: 112 mg
Keywords: baked spaghetti, pasta casserole, Italian dinner, comfort food