Description
Baked Spaghetti is a creamy spaghetti baked in a casserole dish. Its hearty beef filling and cheesy topping makes for the perfect ‘what’s-for-dinner’ solution!
Ingredients
Scale
- 12 ounces dried spaghetti noodles
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 to 2 jars (24 ounces, each) spaghetti sauce
- 1 block (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened to room temperature
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
- 1/2 cup shredded Parmesan Cheese
- 1 cup shredded Mozzarella Cheese
Instructions
- Preheat: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 9×13-inch baking dish with cooking spray. Set aside.
- Cook Meat: In a large skillet, cook & crumble ground beef and garlic over medium-high heat until no longer pink. Drain any grease. Stir in spaghetti sauce. Remove from heat.
- Prepare Noodles: Cook spaghetti noodles in a large pot of water according to package directions. Drain water and then place hot noodles back into the empty pot. Add cream cheese, Italian seasoning and dried basil to noodles. Stir and combine until cream cheese has melted and noodles are all coated.
- Assemble: Spread a small amount of meat sauce evenly in the bottom of the baking dish. Pour in noodles and spread out evenly. Pour the meat sauce mixture evenly over the tops of noodles and then sprinkle evenly with both cheeses.
- Bake: Bake, uncovered, for 25 to 30 minutes or until hot and bubbly. Let stand 10 minutes before cutting into squares and serving.
Notes
I like to use about one and a half jars of spaghetti sauce because we like our baked spaghetti extra saucy. You can easily cut this recipe in half and bake in a 8×8-inch square baking dish to serve 6.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 400 kcal
- Sugar: 7 g
- Sodium: 800 mg
- Fat: 15 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 18 g
- Cholesterol: 60 mg
Keywords: baked spaghetti, cheesy pasta, ground beef casserole, easy dinner