Baked Spaghetti
This baked spaghetti is the perfect comfort food.
Servings: 10 servings
Ingredients
- 1.5- 2 pounds ground beef
- 1 green pepper chopped
- 1 onion chopped
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano or Italian seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 24 ounce container Italian Spaghetti Sauce or pasta sauce of your choice
- 8 ounces of spaghetti
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 cup shredded Parmesan cheese divided
- 1 24 ounce container cottage cheese or ricotta cheese
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
Instructions
- Brown ground beef, green pepper, and onion in a large skillet on top of the stove, drain. Add the oregano, black pepper, salt, minced garlic and Italian Spaghetti sauce to hamburger and stir to mix.
- Cook the spaghetti according to package directions, drain. Spray a 9 x 13 baking dish with cooking spray. Add the hot spaghetti and toss with the 2 tablespoons of butter and 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese. Spread spaghetti in bottom of dish and cover with entire container of cottage cheese or ricotta cheese.
- Spread the hamburger mixture over the cottage cheese. Top with the other 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese and the 2 cups of mozzarella cheese.
- Bake in preheated 400 degree oven covered for 30 minutes. Remove covering and cook for 15 more minutes.
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Notes
This makes about 10 to 12 servings and keeps great in the refrigerator for several days. It is great reheated in the stove or microwave. You could also freeze part of it or cut the recipe in half.