Baked Million Dollar Spaghetti
Author: Ashley
Recipe type: Dinner
Cuisine: Italian
Serves: 6-8
- 1 pound spaghetti
- 1 pound ground beef
- ½ of a large white or yellow onion, diced
- 3 cloves of minced garlic
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp pepper
- 6 cups red pasta sauce (homemade or jarred)
- 8 ounces (1 block) cream cheese, softened to room temperature
- 4 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- ¼ cup fresh parsley, chopped, for garnish
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease 9x13 baking dish.
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and cook spaghetti to al dente, according to package directions. Drain. Set aside.
- In a large skillet add the ground beef, onions, garlic, salt and pepper and cook on medium/high heat.
- Once ground beef is no longer pink, remove from heat and drain the grease.
- Add in one cup of the pasta sauce.
- Add the cooked spaghetti to the remaining 5 cups of the pasta sauce and mix to combine.
- Mix the softened cream cheese and 2 cups of mozzarella cheese in a bowl. Make sure not to leave any big chunks or cream cheese.
- Add half the sauce/pasta mixture to the bottom of the prepared baking dish.
- Add the cream cheese mixture next and then top with the remaining sauce/pasta mixture.
- Add the meat sauce mixture on top of the pasta.
- Sprinkle the top evenly with remaining 2 cups of mozzarella cheese.
- Cover and bake for 30 minutes.
- Uncover and bake for an additional 10 minutes or until cheese is melted and bubbling.
- Sprinkle chopped, fresh parsley on top. Enjoy!
Recipe by Wishes and Dishes at https://wishesndishes.com/baked-million-dollar-spaghetti/
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