Spaghetti Casserole
Discover the ultimate comfort food - Spaghetti Casserole - made with layers of saucy pasta, creamy cheese, and savory meat sauce.
Servings: 8
Calories: 815kcal
Equipment
- 9x13 baking dish
Ingredients
- 1 pound spaghetti noodles
- 48 ounces spaghetti sauce divided
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 yellow onion diced
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1/2 pound ground Italian sausage
- 1 cup ricotta cheese
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- salt and pepper to taste
- 2 cup mozzarella cheese shredded
- 1/2 cup parmesan cheese shredded
- basil for topping
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350. Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain and combine with 24 ounces of spaghetti sauce. Set aside.
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add onions and cook until translucent and soft. Add garlic and cook for another 1-2 minutes. Add beef and sausage and break them up into small pieces. Cook until meat is browned through. Add 24 ounces of spaghetti sauce and stir to combine.
- In a stand mixer or with a handheld mixer, combine ricotta, sour cream, cream cheese, egg, Italian seasoning, and salt and pepper.
- Grease a 9x13 baking dish. Add half of the pasta and then all of the cream cheese mixture.
- Sprinkle 1 cup of mozzarella over the cheese mixture. Then add the rest of the pasta, then the meat sauce, then the rest of the mozzarella and parmesan cheese.
- Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 30 minutes. Take the foil off and bake for another 15 minutes or until the cheese is bubbly.
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Notes
- Use your favorite brand of spaghetti sauce, or use our recipe for Homemade Spaghetti Sauce.
- You can use different pasta shapes if you don't want to use spaghetti noodles.
- When reheating leftovers, add a little extra spaghetti sauce to keep it from drying out.
Nutrition
Calories: 815kcal | Carbohydrates: 57g | Protein: 38g | Fat: 49g | Saturated Fat: 22g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 18g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 157mg | Sodium: 1456mg | Potassium: 996mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 1571IU | Vitamin C: 14mg | Calcium: 376mg | Iron: 4mg