Name: Spaghetti Bake Casserole
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 60 min
Ingredients: 1 lb Ground Beef; 1 lb Italian Sausage (Mild - Spicy); 16 oz Spaghetti (I like angel hair pasta); 1/4 cup Butter; 28 oz Crushed Tomatoes; 15 oz Tomato Sauce; 3 tbsp Italian Seasoning; 1 tsp Garlic Clove (Minced); 1 tsp Salt (To Taste); 1 tsp Fresh Black Pepper; 8 oz Cream Cheese (Room Temp); 8 oz Cottage Cheese; 8 oz Sour Cream; 1 cup Parmesan Cheese (Shredded); 2 tsp Dried Parsley (Can use fresh if available); 1/2 tsp Salt; 2 1/2 cup Mozzarella cheese (Shredded); 1 - 2 tsp Dried Parsley

Spaghetti Bake Casserole

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 45

Total Time 1

Servings

Ingredients

1 lb Ground Beef
1 lb Italian Sausage Mild – Spicy
16 oz Spaghetti I like angel hair pasta
1/4 cup Butter
28 oz Crushed Tomatoes
15 oz Tomato Sauce
3 tbsp Italian Seasoning
1 tsp Garlic Clove Minced
1 tsp Salt To Taste
1 tsp Fresh Black Pepper

Cheese Layer

8 oz Cream Cheese Room Temp
8 oz Cottage Cheese
8 oz Sour Cream
1 cup Parmesan Cheese Shredded
2 tsp Dried Parsley Can use fresh if available
1/2 tsp Salt

Cheese Topping

2 1/2 cup Mozzarella cheese Shredded
1 – 2 tsp Dried Parsley

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350° Fahrenheit.

2. Cook spaghetti in salted water 1 minute shy of al dente. Pasta will continue to cook as casserole bakes, so it is important not to over cook. Drain in colander. Toss in butter. Set aside.

3. While pasta cooks, begin to brown beef and sausage together on the stovetop in a large skillet or Dutch oven. Add diced onion as meat browns. When browned, drain any excess fat, then return meat to skillet. Add crushed tomatoes and tomato sauce, along with Italian seasoning, garlic, salt, & pepper. Let simmer over low heat for 5 or so minutes.

4. As meat sauce simmers, mix together all the ingredients for the “ultimate cheese layer” in a medium bowl or large measuring cup.
- Spray a large casserole dish with non stick cooking spray. Spread a thin layer of meat sauce in the bottom of the dish. Assemble as follows:
  
  Layer 1- Add ½ of spaghetti to bottom of dish. Use a fork or tongs to spread over the entire bottom of the dish.
  
  Layer 2- Spread all of the cheese mixture over the noodles.
  
  Layer3- Use a fork or tongs to layer the rest of the noodles evenly over the “ultimate cheese layer,” making sure that the noodles spread all the way out to the edges of the dish.
  
  Layer 4- Spread the rest of the meat sauce evenly over the last layer of noodles.
  
  Layer 5- Top with shredded mozzarella and dried parsley.
6. Baked in preheated oven for 35-45 minutes.