Million Dollar White Spaghetti Casserole Food

MILLION-DOLLAR WHITE SPAGHETTI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) baking dish with cooking spray.
• Cook spaghetti to al dente as directed on package; drain. Return to pan.
• Meanwhile, in 10-inch skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add spinach; cook about 3 minutes or until wilted; set aside.
• Add chicken and Alfredo sauce to spaghetti; toss to coat. Spread half of the mixture in baking dish.
• In medium bowl, stir ricotta cheese, 1 cup of the mozzarella cheese, the egg, garlic, salt and pepper; stir well to combine.
• Spread cheese mixture over spaghetti mixture in baking dish. Top with wilted spinach. Top with remaining spaghetti; sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese.
• Bake 20 minutes.
• Sprinkle with parsley before serving.

MILLION DOLLAR SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Make Meat Sauce: In a large skillet cook and crumble the ground beef and Italian sausage and season with salt and pepper. Remove most of the grease. Add onions and garlic and cook for a few minutes until onion is translucent. Add all but 1/2 cup of the marinara sauce (reserve 1/2 cup for later) to the mixture and stir to combine. Set aside.
• Prepare noodles: Cook Spaghetti according to package instructions, just until "al dente". Drain, and place hot spaghetti in a large mixing bowl with butter and 1/2 cup reserved marinara sauce and toss to combine.
• Make Cheese layer: Combine cream cheese, sour cream and cottage cheese in a bowl and mix well. Smooth over noodles in the pan.
• Assemble: Pour HALF of the pasta into a 9x13'' pan. Smooth cheese layer on top. Top with remaining noodles. Add meat sauce on top and smooth into an even layer. Top with mozzarella cheese and parmesan cheese.
• Bake for 30-40 minutes or until hot and bubbly. Check it around 20 minutes and if the cheese is browning too quickly, tent a piece of tinfoil over it. Wait at least 15 minutes before cutting and serving, to allow it to set up. Enjoy!

MILLION-DOLLAR SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook spaghetti in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, about 12 minutes. Drain.
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease. Transfer to a bowl and mix spaghetti sauce into ground beef.
• Place half the slices of butter into the bottom of a 9x13-inch casserole dish. Spread half the spaghetti into the dish. Mix cottage cheese, cream cheese, and sour cream together in a bowl; spread mixture over spaghetti. Layer remaining spaghetti over creamy mixture. Top with remaining pats of butter.
• Pour ground beef mixture over spaghetti and spread to cover casserole.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Spread Cheddar cheese over casserole and continue baking until cheese has melted and is lightly browned, about 15 more minutes.

MILLION DOLLAR SPAGHETTI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook pasta according to package, drain well and return pasta to original pot. Add 1 jar of prepared spaghetti sauce and combine. Set aside.
• In a large skillet, heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil over medium heat. Add onion and garlic and cook until they begin to soften, about 5 minutes. Add sausage and 2 teaspoons Italian Seasoning to skillet, and cook until no pink remains. Drain well. Add 1 jar of spaghetti sauce to skillet. Set aside.
• In a medium mixing bowl, combine Cottage cheese or ricotta cheese, cream cheese, sour cream, 1 cup mozzarella, and 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning. Set aside.
• Place half the slices of butter in a 9x13 baking dish. Spread half the spaghetti in dish, then spread cheese mixture evenly over spaghetti. Spread remaining spaghetti over cheese mixture. Top with the remaining butter slices.Pour tomato meat sauce evenly over top layer of spaghetti.
• Top with remaining mozzarella and bake in preheated oven until casserole is heated through, about 35-45 minutes.

MILLION DOLLAR SPAGHETTI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook 1 lb. elbow macaroni according to package directions. While the noodles cook prepare mixture.
• Mix together sour cream, cottage cheese, cream cheese, Parmesan cheese, half of the onions, garlic, and salt and pepper. Set aside.
• Brown the ground beef with 1/2 of the chopped onion. Season with salt and pepper. (if not using a lean meat of 93% fat free or better, DRAIN OFF THE FAT CAREFULLY into an aluminum lined, non plastic bowl.
• Pour 2/3 of the drained noodles into a 9x13 baker.
• Spoon meat sauce onto the noodles. Spread all of the cheese mixture over the meat sauce, cover with remaining noodles, then sauce, and cover in mozzarella cheese (up to 2 cups).
• Bake 350' for 45 minutes or until bubbly!
• Serve with Texas garlic toast and garden salad.

MILLION DOLLAR ITALIAN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Bring water to boil, add salt and pasta and cook per directions.
• Use 2 T of butter and grease a 9 x 12 baking dish.
• Dice green pepper and onion.
• Slice mushrooms.
• Heat 2 T of garlic oil and saute on medium heat bell pepper, onion, and mushrooms 3-4 minutes.
• Drain pasta and set aside.
• Add ground sirloin, crumbling as you add. Add salt & pepper, breaking up beef into small bites. Remain cooking until beef is no longer pink, drain excess gease.
• Add jar of pasta sauce and heat through.
• While meat sauce is cooking, add softened cream cheese, sour cream, and cottage cheese to a medium size mixing bowl.
• Using a hand mixer or immersion blender, mix 3 ingredients until well blended.
• Layer 1/2 pasta into baking dish, add blended cheese mixture and smooth evenly over pasta.
• Evenly add remaining pasta followed by red meat sauce.
• Cover dish with foil and bake 20 minutes. (I spray oil my foil so it doesn't stick).
• Remove foil and add grated cheese on top.
• Return to oven for 10-15 minutes until cheese has melted well.
• Rest for 5 minutes before serving.

MILLION DOLLAR CHICKEN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Stir together cream of chicken soup, cottage cheese, sour cream, cream cheese, Creole seasoning, onion powder, and 1/2 teaspoon of the garlic powder in a medium bowl until well blended and smooth. Fold in chicken, chopped onion, and parsley until evenly coated.
• Stir together crackers, melted butter, and remaining 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder in a medium bowl.
• Spoon chicken mixture evenly into an 11x7-inch or 9-inch square baking dish. Sprinkle evenly with mozzarella then cracker mixture.
• Place on a foil-lined baking sheet and bake in the preheated oven until crackers are golden brown and edges are bubbly, about 40 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes before serving; garnish with scallions if desired.