Description
A creamy, cheesy baked spaghetti casserole layered with rich meat sauce and tangy cream cheese — the ultimate comfort food for family dinners.
Ingredients
12 oz spaghetti
1 (26-oz) jar prepared spaghetti sauce
1 lb lean ground beef
1 tsp Italian seasoning
1 clove garlic, minced
1 (8-oz) package cream cheese, room temperature
½ cup parmesan cheese, grated
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Brown ground beef until cooked; drain fat and stir in spaghetti sauce.
3. Cook spaghetti according to package directions; drain.
4. Mix cooked spaghetti with cream cheese, Italian seasoning, and garlic until coated.
5. Spread a small amount of meat sauce in a greased 9×13″ dish.
6. Add spaghetti mixture, top with remaining meat sauce, and sprinkle parmesan.
7. Bake for 30 minutes or until bubbly.
Notes
You can prepare this dish a day ahead and refrigerate it before baking.
Add mozzarella on top for extra cheesiness.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 plate
- Calories: 520
- Sugar: 7g
- Sodium: 710mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 49g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 80mg
Keywords: baked cream cheese spaghetti casserole, creamy spaghetti bake, cheesy pasta casserole, comfort food pasta, easy baked spaghetti