Recipe of Favorite Baked Spaghetti Casserole

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Baked Spaghetti Casserole is one of the most favored of recent trending meals on earth. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. Baked Spaghetti Casserole is something which I have loved my whole life. They are nice and they look fantastic.

This baked spaghetti casserole has layers of pasta, cottage cheese, spaghetti sauce, and mozzarella cheese. A comforting baked spaghetti casserole with plenty of melted cheese is the perfect dish for potlucks, family gatherings, or a week-night dinner. Today I wanna show you a quick an easy dish to make. You and your entire family will enjoy this amazing recipe.

To get started with this recipe, we must 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:

1. Prepare Meat Sauce:
2. Take 1 tbsp. olive oil
3. Make ready 1 lb. ground beef
4. Prepare 1/2 yellow onion, diced
5. Make ready 3 cloves garlic, minced
6. Prepare 1 can (28 oz.) no salt added crushed tomatoes
7. Make ready 1 tsp. each brown sugar. dried basil
8. Get 1/2 tsp salt
9. Take 1/4 tsp. pepper
10. Get Pasta & Cheesy Layers:
11. Prepare 1 box (16 oz.) thin spaghetti pasta
12. Make ready 2 large eggs
13. Take 1/3 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
14. Make ready 5 tbsp. salted butter, melted
15. Get 2 cups ricotta cheese
16. Take 2 cups freshly shredded mozzarella cheese
17. Make ready 1 cup freshly shredded white cheddar
18. Prepare 1/2 cup freshly shredded parmesan cheese

Learn how to make Baked Spaghetti Casserole. Toss with spaghetti, then transfer to baking dish and top with mozzarella and Parmesan. Spoon the meat sauce on top of the spaghetti and cover with shredded cheese. This Baked Spaghetti Casserole is the way comfort food should be.

Instructions to make Baked Spaghetti Casserole:

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.

Spoon the meat sauce on top of the spaghetti and cover with shredded cheese. This Baked Spaghetti Casserole is the way comfort food should be. It's hearty and rich but you won't feel lethargic after. Or maybe you will if you eat the whole pan. When beef is cooked, drain and add spaghetti sauce and hot water (I always dump the water in the jar and shake it up to get the last bit of.

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