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Take a look at this delicious Cheesy Baked Spaghetti recipe. It's simple and great to prepare ahead of time. Find out how to make this now!
I can't even begin to tell you how delicious this cheesy baked spaghetti was for dinner tonight!
Here's just a hint: I don't much like spaghetti (at all, really. . . ), but I'm pretty sure I could eat the entire. pan. all. by. my. self. My hubby even proclaimed it “good-enough-to-take-to-a-pot-luck”. (Which apparently means really, really, good at our house.)
Now, if you're on a diet, do yourself a favor and don't even think about making this recipe. (I know – I hate that too, but no matter how solid your will power is you won't be able to stop at one serving ~ you just won't!)
🍴TIP: You can find this recipe in week four of our Freezer Menu Planning Made Easy Set!
If you're making supper for a new mom or someone who's been a bit under the weather, this is just the perfect make-and-take recipe. You can even make it ahead of time (minus theFrench's onions),pop it inthe freezer, and then bake when you're readyto eat. So, try it out and letme know what you think!
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Cheesy Baked Spaghetti
Ingredients
- 8 oz Spaghetti Uncooked
- 1 Pound Ground Beef
- 26.5 oz Spaghetti Sauce
- 1 Tbsp Butter
- 1/2 Cup Green Peppers Chopped, Optional
- 1/3 Cup Onions Chopped
- 8 oz Cream Cheese Softened
- 2 Tbsp Milk
- Parmesan Cheese or Mozzarella Cheese Fresh
- French's Fried Onions Small Can
- Parmesan Cheese Grated
Instructions
Cook spaghetti according to directions on the package. Cook to al dente, drain, and set aside.
Brown Ground Beef, and drain grease. Pour spaghetti sauce into ground beef and heat.
While spaghetti & ground beef are cooking, combine onions, peppers, and butter in microwave safe bowl. Cover and heat on high for four minutes. NOTE: Times may vary - start with 1 or 2 minutes and adjust timing until onions are translucent
Add cream cheese and milk to microwaved onions & pepper mixture and stir (You may need to warm the cream cheese up a few seconds in the microwave to make it easier to mix together)
In a 10 x 6 oval Pyrex dish (or similar size), put a thin layer of the spaghetti sauce on the bottom of the dish
Add the spaghetti noodles then add the cream cheese mixture, and then spaghetti sauce
Sprinkle parmesan cheese (or mozzarella if you prefer) over the top of the casserole
Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes
Add Fried Onions and bake and additional five minutes
Garnish with Grated Parmesan
Make this a complete meal with a salad and some garlic bread – YUM!
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