Cheesy Baked Spaghetti

A serving spoon scooping up some baked spaghetti.

Cheesy Baked Spaghetti combines all the classic flavors of spaghetti with a rich and creamy cheese sauce, making it the perfect meal to feed your family.

Course Entree

Cuisine American

Keyword baked pasta, pasta bake, spaghetti

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 45

Servings servings

Calories 518kcal

Author Wendie Williams

Ingredients

16 ounces spaghetti broken in half
2- 24 ounce jars spaghetti sauce see notes
1 ¼ pound ground beef
1 medium onion diced
4 cloves garlic minced
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon black pepper
8 ounces cream cheese softened
8 ounces ricotta cheese
1 egg
½ cup sour cream
1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
3 cups mozzarella cheese shredded
1 cup parmesan cheese
Fresh parsley for garnish

Instructions

Cook spaghetti to al dente according to the package directions, drain and place back into the pot. Pour one jar of spaghetti sauce on top and toss until coated.
Heat a large skillet on medium high heat and add the ground beef and onion and cook until browned. Add in the garlic, salt and pepper and cook another minutes. Drain any excess grease.
Pour the second jar of spaghetti sauce on the ground beef and simmer for 2-3 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and spray a 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray.
In a medium bowl using a hand mixer beat on low the softened cream cheese, ricotta cheese, egg, sour cream and Italian seasoning until combined.
Place half of the spaghetti noodles into the baking dish followed bu half of the meat sauce.
Spread the cheese mixture on top evenly followed by half of the mozzarella cheese and the parmesan cheese.
Place the second layer of noodles on top of the cheese, followed by the rest of the meat sauce and the remaining shredded mozzarella cheese.
Place in the center rack and bake uncovered for 45 minutes or until hot and bubbly.
Remove from the oven let cool 10 minutes and garnish with fresh parsley.

Notes

The cooked pasta soaks up a lot of the sauce if you like a saucy spaghetti add a third jar of sauce.

Serve this easy baked spaghetti recipe with some delicious Ciabatta Garlic Bread.

To Freeze: Assemble the spaghetti in a freezer safe container and let it cool completely, wrap with aluminum foil and freeze for up to 3 months.

To Thaw: Let thaw in the fridge overnight, then cook in the oven according to directions.

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