Winners Spaghetti Casserole Recipes

THE BEST SPAGHETTI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a deep 9x13 inch baking dish.
• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Stir in the spaghetti. Boil the pasta until cooked through but still firm to the bite, 8 to 10 minutes. Drain well.
• Brown ground beef and onion in a large skillet over high heat; drain fat. Stir in the spaghetti sauce, sour cream, and 1 cup of the mozzarella. Mix in the cooked pasta. Transfer pasta mixture to prepared baking dish. Top with remaining 1 cup of mozzarella and the Parmesan cheese. Cover pan with aluminum foil.
• Bake in preheated oven until hot and bubbly, about 30 minutes.

BAKED SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Brown meat, onion, garlic, seasoning and green pepper over medium heat making sure to break up the meat very well. (Drain any fat if needed).
• Add pasta sauce, Italian seasoning and tomatoes to meat. Simmer 5-10 minutes uncovered. Stir in spaghetti and parsley.
• Spread into a 9x13 pan, top with cheeses and bake 25-30 minutes or until hot and cheese is browned and bubbly. Cut into squares to serve.

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.

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).

MILLION-DOLLAR SPAGHETTI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease 13x9-inch (3-quart) baking dish.
• Cook spaghetti to al dente as directed on package.
• Meanwhile, in medium bowl, beat eggs, parsley and Parmesan cheese with whisk. Drain spaghetti, and add it right back to the hot pot. Add the butter and the egg mixture to the spaghetti, and quickly toss until evenly coated and the eggs have formed a sauce. Add mixture to baking dish.
• Add cottage cheese and cream cheese to the pot you tossed the spaghetti in, and mix until combined. Pour the cheese mixture directly over the spaghetti mixture, spreading it out in an even layer.
• Heat 10-inch skillet (or use the pot you cooked the spaghetti in) over medium heat, and brown the beef, 5 to 8 minutes; drain. Remove from heat, and stir in the pasta sauce and cream. Spread mixture over cheese layer. Then add the mozzarella cheese in an even layer over top.
• Place baking dish on large cookie sheet. Bake 30 to 45 minutes or until the cheese is melted and lightly browned on top. Cool 5 minutes before serving. Serve with fresh mozzarella and basil, if desired.

SPAGHETTI PIE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook spaghetti according to package directions; drain. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook the beef, onion and garlic over medium heat until beef is no longer pink, 6-8 minutes, breaking up beef into crumbles; drain. Stir in the spaghetti sauce, salt and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally., In a small bowl, mix cream cheese and sour cream until blended; stir in green onions. In a greased 11x7-in. baking dish, layer the spaghetti, cream cheese mixture and meat mixture. Top with shredded cheese., Bake, covered, at 350° for 25 minutes. Uncover; bake until cheese is bubbly, 5-10 minutes longer.