BAKED MILLION DOLLAR SPAGHETTI


Prepared Million Dollar Spaghetti is smooth with a melty cheddar focus, finished with meat sauce and additional bubbly cheddar. Poses a flavor like a combination of heated ziti and lasagna with a large portion of the exertion!

Heated Million Dollar Spaghetti is a hit in our home each time we make it and it isn't difficult to perceive any reason why. With softened cheddar, cream cheddar, meat and hand crafted marinara sauce, and immaculate as a make ahead dinner you can solidify, this dish is an ideal feast in a skillet and shockingly better presented with a pleasant side plate of mixed greens.

It might appear as though there is a great deal of meat and cheddar going on in this 9×13 container, however we much of the time get 12 partitions out of the feast, 9 on the off chance that we have a ton of hungry individuals to serve. The flavors are rich enough that a littler bit is sufficient to fulfill.


INGREDIENTS
  • 1 pound spaghetti , cooked two minutes shy of directions and drained
  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 1 medium onion , chopped
  • 2 cloves of garlic , minced
  • Kosher salt and pepper to taste (I used 1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper)
  • 6 cups Quick and Easy Marinara Sauce
  • 8 ounces cream cheese , softened
  • 3 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
  • parsley , chopped (optional as a garnish)

INSTRUCTIONS
  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  2. In a large skillet add the beef, onions, garlic, salt and pepper into the pan and cook on high.
  3. Once browned, turn off the heat, drain the liquid left in the pan and mix in one cup of the marinara sauce.
  4. Add the cooked spaghetti to the remaining 5 cups of the marinara sauce and toss to combine.
  5. Mix the cream cheese and 2 cups of mozzarella cheese in a bowl.
  6. Add half the pasta/sauce to the bottom of a 9x13 pan.
  7. Add the cream cheese mixture and top with the remaining pasta/sauce mixture.
  8. Add the meat sauce mixture on top of the pasta and top with remaining cup of mozzarella cheese.
  9. Cover and bake for 30 minutes.
  10. Uncover and bake for an additional 10 minutes until cheese is melted and bubbly