Soul Food Baked Spaghetti

OUT OF THIS WORLD BAKED SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a medium size skillet, cook ground beef and onion until done. Drain off fat. Pour Mariana sauce over meat and mix well.
• In a large pot, cook spaghetti according to package directions. When done, drain. Add cream cheese and mix well, coating all spaghetti.
• Mix together, in a medium size bowl, cottage cheese, 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese and egg.
• To build baked spaghetti, place approximately 1/2 cup of meat sauce in the bottom of a 9x13 casserole dish. Place half of spaghetti on top of meat mixture smoothing to the edges of casserole dish. Layer on cottage cheese mixture, covering all of spaghetti. Layer remaining spaghetti over cheese. Spoon remaining meat mixture over all layers. Top with Mozzarella cheese. Cover with foil and bake for 20 minutes. Remove foil, sprinkle on 1/2 cup of Parmesan cheese and bake for additional 15 minutes until cheese is golden brown. Remove from and allow to reset 10 minutes. Cut into squares and serve.

BAKED SPAGHETTI RECIPE

Steps:

• Follow instructions at https://grandbaby-cakes.com/southern-spaghetti-sauce-recipe/
• Combine ricotta cheese, egg, basil, parmesan cheese and salt in a large bowl and mix until combined.
• Set aside.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to boil then add spaghetti and cook for 8 to 10 minutes. Drain noodles and rinse with cold water. Add sauce to spaghetti and toss to combine then set sauced spaghetti aside.
• Preheat oven to 375.
• Begin layering by adding ⅓ of spaghetti to bottom of the 9x13 Pyrex Deep baking dish.
• Next spread with half of ricotta filling then top with a large amount of mozzarella cheese..
• Repeat steps with layering of spaghetti then the remaining half of ricotta cheese and mozzarella.
• Repeat steps again ending with cheese.
• Bake for 35-45 minutes or until golden brown and cheese is bubbly and delicious. Cool for 10-15 minutes, sprinkle with parsley and serve.

BASIC BAKED SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). In large skillet, cook hamburger until brown. Mix spaghetti sauce into skillet. Reduce heat and simmer.
• Meanwhile, bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Mix in pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
• Mix together spaghetti and meat mixture, pour into 9x13 pan. Top with cheese and bake for 30 minutes, or until heated through and cheese is bubbly.

BAKED SPAGHETTI II

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain and reserve.
• In a large skillet over medium heat, brown beef, and saute onion, green pepper and garlic; drain and return to skillet.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Stir condensed cream of mushroom soup, water, and condensed tomato soup into skillet. Stir pasta into meat and soup mixture; mix together well. Spread mixture into a 9x13 inch baking dish; top with Cheddar cheese.
• Bake in preheated oven for 20 to 30 minutes; serve.

CLASSIC BAKED SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Cook noodles in boiling water; drain.
• Meanwhile, brown ground beef and garlic over medium heat; drain.
• Combine browned ground beef, spaghetti sauce, and oregano.
• Spray a casserole dish with cooking spray.
• Place 1/3 of noodles in bottom of dish.
• Top with 1/3 of spaghetti sauce mixture, and 1/3 of cheese.
• Repeat twice, ending with cheddar cheese.
• Bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes.

BAKED SPAGHETTI BY PAULA DEEN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a stockpot, combine the tomatoes, tomato sauce, water, onions, peppers, garlic, parsley, seasoning mixtures, sugar, and bay leaves.
• Bring to a boil over high heat, and then reduce the heat and let simmer, covered, for 1 hour.
• Crumble the ground beef in a large skillet.
• Cook over medium-high heat until fully cooked, with no pink color remaining.
• Drain the fat from the meat, and then add the ground beef to the stockpot.
• Simmer for 20 more minutes.
• Cook the pasta according to the package directions.
• Cover the bottom of a 13 by 9 by 2-inch pan with sauce.
• Add a layer of pasta and then a little less than 1/2 of each cheese; repeat the layers, ending with the sauce.
• Bake in the oven for 30 minutes.
• Top the casserole with the remaining cheese, return it to the oven, and continue to cook until the cheese is melted and bubbly, about 5 more minutes.
• Cut into squares before serving.
• House Seasoning: Mix ingredients together and store in an airtight container for up to 6 months.