Mother Browns Spaghetti Casserole Recipes

MOTHER BROWN'S SPAGHETTI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Saute beef and onion in frying pan until meat is browned and onion is tender.
• Drain off any fat; set meat aside.
• Place broken spaghetti noodles into baking or casserole dish.
• Add beef and onion mixture and mix into noodles.
• In small bowl or large measuring cup, combine ketchup and tomato juice.
• Pour ketchup/tomato juice blend over noodles and meat, covering noodles evenly.
• Cover dish and bake at 375 for 1 hour, or until noodles are tender.
• ***Recipemay be doubled, etc!

LOW CARB LOW FAT SPAGHETTI SQUASH MOCK HASH BROWN CASSEROLE AKA

Steps:

• Wash the spaghetti squash. Pierce the rind 4-5 times with a sharp knife. Place in oven-proof pan. Bake in preheated 375 degree oven until soft, 1 - 1 1/2 hours. Remove from oven and reduce heat to 350 degrees. (Alternatively, place pierced squash on paper-towel lined plate and microwave 10-12 minutes.).
• When the squash is cool enough to handle, slice lengthwise. Scoop out seeds and discard. Fork the squash into strands and place in buttered casserole dish.
• While squash is baking, mix together soup, sour cream, chopped onion, garlic, and 1/4 cup of cheese.
• When strands of squash have been placed into casserole dish, toss with melted butter and sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste (I use almost no salt as the cheese tends to be salty enough).
• Pour soup mixture over squash and stir well. Top with remaining cheese.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until cheese is browned.

BAKED SPAGHETTI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 and PAM a 13x9 deep baking dish.
• In large skillet, brown ground beef.
• In large pot cook pasta to al dente'.
• When beef is cooked, drain and add spaghetti sauce and hot water (I always dump the water in the jar and shake it up to get the last bit of sauce out before adding to the pan).
• Add garlic and veggies and simmer about 10 minutes.
• When pasta is done, drain in a colander and rinse with hot water, let sit temporarily.
• In pasta pot, melt margarine.
• Stir in parmesan cheese, then add pasta back into pan.
• Beat eggs with milk and toss with pasta mixture.
• Press pasta in pan evenly.
• Top with sauce mixture, spreading to the edges.
• Bake at 350 for 15 minutes.
• Top with cheeses and bake additional 15 minutes until cheese starts to melt and brown.
• Remove from oven and let sit for 10 minutes for easier cutting.
• Cut into squares.
• This makes a lot and freezes well in individual squares for lunches.

MY MOTHER'S CHICKEN SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• Place the chicken with neck, gizzard, heart and liver in a kettle and add chicken broth to cover and salt to taste. Bring to the boil and simmer until the chicken is tender without being dry, 35 to 45 minutes. Let cool.
• Remove the chicken and take the meat from the bones. Shred the meat, cover and set aside. Return the skin and bones to the kettle and cook the stock down 30 minutes or longer. There should be four to six cups of broth. Strain and reserve the broth. Discard the skin and bones.
• Meanwhile, put the tomatoes in a saucepan and cook down to half the original volume, stirring. There should be one and one‐half cups.
• Melt three tablespoons of butter in a saucepan and add the flour, stirring to blend with a wire whisk. When blended and smooth, add one cup of the reserved hot broth and the cream, stirring rapidly with the whisk. When thickened and smooth, add the nutmeg, salt and pepper to taste. Continue cooking, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes. Set aside.
• If the mushrooms are very small or button mushrooms, leave them whole. Otherwise, cut them in half or quarter them. Heat one tablespoon of butter in a small skillet and add the mushrooms. Cook, shaking the skillet occasionally and stirring the mushrooms until they are golden brown. Set aside.
• Heat three tablespoons of butter in a deep skillet and add the onion. Cook, stirring, until wilted. Add the celery and green pepper and cook, stirring, about five minutes. Do not overcook. The vegetables should remain crisp‐tender.
• Add the garlic, beef and pork and cook, stirring and chopping down with the edge of a large metal spoon to break up the meat. Cook just until the meat loses its red color. Add the bay leaf and red pepper flakes. Add the tomatoes and the white sauce made with the chicken broth. Add the mushrooms.
• Cook the spaghetti or spaghettini in boiling salted water until it is just tender. Do not overcook. Remember that it will cook again when blended with the chicken and meat sauce. Drain the spaghetti and run under cold running water.
• Spoon enough of the meat sauce over the bottom of a five‐ or six‐quart casserole to cover it lightly. Add about one‐third of the spaghetti. Add about one‐third of the shredded chicken, a layer of meat sauce, a layer of grated Cheddar cheese and another layer of spaghetti. Continue making layers, ending with a layer of spaghetti topped with a thin layer of meat sauce and grated Cheddar cheese.
• Pour in up to two cups of the reserved chicken broth or enough to almost but not quite cover the top layer of spaghetti. Cover and let the spaghetti stand for four hours or longer. If the liquid is absorbed as the dish stands, add a little more chicken broth. Remember that when this dish is baked and served, the sauce will be just a bit soupy rather than thick and clinging.
• When ready to bake, heat the oven to 350 degrees. (One of the stipulations in the original recipe for this dish is that the spaghetti including all the ingredients be combined at least four hours before baking, but it's not necessary.)
• Place the spaghetti casserole on top of the stove and bring it just to the boil. Cover and place it in the oven. Bake 15 minutes and uncover. Bake 15 minutes longer or until the casserole is hot and bubbling throughout and starting to brown on top. Serve immediately with grated Parmesan cheese on the side.

WINNER'S SPAGHETTI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 F degrees.
• Place cooked spaghetti in a deep 1.5 quart oval baking dish or a glass 9x13" casserole.
• In a skillet, brown the ground beef until cooked through;drain fat and stir in spaghetti sauce.
• Heat over low heat, covered, until warmed through, stirring occasionally.
• Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, melt butter over low heat.
• Add onions and peppers to the butter and saute until just lightly browned.
• Cut up cream cheese into small chunks and add to the onion mixture; stir until melted and well combined.
• Pour half of the meat sauce over the cooked spaghetti.
• Pour all of the cream cheese sauce over the first layer of meat sauce, using a spatula to spread evenly.
• Pour remaining meat sauce over the cream cheese layer, again using a spatula to spread evenly.
• Sprinkle some Parmesan cheese over the top to taste.
• Cover with foil and bake for about 25 minutes or warm and bubbly.
• Remove cover and bake 5 minutes more.
• This can be prepared ahead, refrigerated, and not baked until the following day, if desired (if you do, allow extra baking time).