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Baked Spaghetti




Source of Recipe


Louise Miller at Tasteofhome.com


Recipe Introduction


I’ve honestly never used a recipe for baked spaghetti before. I just tipped leftover pasta and sauce into a casserole dish, added some cheese on top, and baked until everything was hot and melty. That was always pretty good, but this time I followed (to some extent) this recipe. It calls for layering the ingredients and for treating the pasta in an interesting way. I ended up leaving out the cottage cheese – not because I have any objection to it, I just didn’t notice it in the ingredients and neglected to put it on my shopping list. We really liked it a lot and the balance of ingredients was certainly better than my previous dump method. I also did a bit of a short cut by using leftover meat sauce that Mike had made, which I’m sure tasted better than jarred sauce. I made a half recipe. Worked just fine.


Recipe Link: https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/favorite-baked-spaghetti/

List of Ingredients





1 package (16 ounces) spaghetti
1 pound ground beef
1 medium onion, chopped
1 jar (24 ounces) meatless spaghetti sauce
1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt
2 large eggs
1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
5 tablespoons butter, melted
2 cups Daisy 4% cottage cheese
4 cups part-skim shredded mozzarella cheese (shred it yourself!)
Chopped fresh basil, optional


Recipe



Heat oven to 350F. Cook pasta to al dente stage. Meanwhile make a meat sauce by cooking the beef and onion completely; drain and stir in the jarred sauce and salt.

In a large bowl whisk together the eggs, Parmesan cheese, and melted butter. Drain the pasta well and toss with this mixture.

Grease a 13x9-inch or 3-quart baking dish. Layer in this order: half the pasta, half the cottage cheese, half the meat sauce and half the mozzarella cheese. Repeat. [I added a little grated Parm to the top.]

Cover with non-stick foil and bake for 40 minutes. Remove the foil and bake an additional 20-25 minutes. The cheese should be melted and slightly golden. Sprinkle with the basil, if you like.

Serves 8-10.