Hello everybody, it is me, Dave, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, baked spaghetti casserole. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Baked Spaghetti Casserole is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. Baked Spaghetti Casserole is something which I have loved my entire life. They are fine and they look wonderful.
This baked spaghetti casserole has layers of pasta, cottage cheese, spaghetti sauce, and Nutritional Information. Why make baked spaghetti instead of regular ol' spaghetti with meat sauce ? Toss with spaghetti, then transfer to baking dish and top with mozzarella and Parmesan.
To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have baked spaghetti casserole using 18 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Baked Spaghetti Casserole:
- Prepare Meat Sauce:
- Make ready 1 tbsp. olive oil
- Make ready 1 lb. ground beef
- Make ready 1/2 yellow onion, diced
- Take 3 cloves garlic, minced
- Make ready 1 can (28 oz.) no salt added crushed tomatoes
- Get 1 tsp. each brown sugar. dried basil
- Prepare 1/2 tsp salt
- Prepare 1/4 tsp. pepper
- Get Pasta & Cheesy Layers:
- Make ready 1 box (16 oz.) thin spaghetti pasta
- Take 2 large eggs
- Prepare 1/3 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
- Make ready 5 tbsp. salted butter, melted
- Prepare 2 cups ricotta cheese
- Take 2 cups freshly shredded mozzarella cheese
- Take 1 cup freshly shredded white cheddar
- Make ready 1/2 cup freshly shredded parmesan cheese
It's hearty and rich but you won't feel lethargic after. Or maybe you will if you eat the whole pan. Baked Spaghetti Casserole - a simple weeknight dinner, all the classic Italian flavors we love. Easy to put together and always a crowd favorite.
Instructions to make Baked Spaghetti Casserole:
- Heat the oil in a large, deep skillet over medium heat. Once it's hot, add the beef and cook, breaking it up, until it's browned throughout. Then drain any excess grease and add the onion to the skillet. Once the onion softens up, add the garlic and cook another minute or so, until fragrant. Stir in the crushed tomatoes, brown sugar, basil, salt and pepper, then lower the heat and let it simmer while you start cooking the pasta.
- Preheat the oven to 375°F. Grease a 9x13" baking pan and set it aside. Cook the spaghetti until al dente in a large pot of salted water. When it's ready, drain it and return it to the pot. In a small bowl, beat the eggs, melted butter and grated parmesan cheese together. Then pour it over the drained pasta and toss to fully coat. Place the shredded mozzarella, parmesan and white cheddar in a bowl and toss together to integrate it all together.
- Place half of the pasta into the prepared pan, then top with half of the ricotta and half of the meat sauce. Sprinkle half of the shredded cheese blend over that, then repeat the layers with the rest. Make sure to completely cover the pasta with the top layer of sauce. Cover the pan with foil and bake for 40 minutes. Then remove the foil, and bake another 15-20 minutes, until the cheese has started to brown. Let it cool for 10 or so minutes, then slice into squares and serve.
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