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Baked Spaghetti Recipe

A hearty dish that combines the goodness of lasagna with the ease of spaghetti and red sauce.
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Prep Time:25 minutes
Cook Time:35 minutes
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Total Time:1 hour
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Comfort, Homestyle, Italian
Keyword: Baked Spaghetti Recipe
Servings: 10 Servings

Equipment

  • 1 Mixing Bowl
  • 1 9x13 Baking Pan

Ingredients

  • 1 lb Ground Sausage Italian, Turkey, or Pork
  • 1 Jar Marinara Sauce
  • ½ Box Spaghetti Noodles
  • 1 Cup Cottage Cheese
  • 1 Cup Shredded Parmesan Cheese
  • 2 Cups Mozzarella Cheese
  • 1 Egg
  • ½ Stick Butter
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp Black Pepper
  • 1 Green Pepper
  • ½ Red Onion

Instructions

Red Sauce

  • In a skillet, brown ground sausage
    Browned sausage, pepper, onions in a skillet
  • Dice green pepper and onion
    Diced peppers and onions for baked spaghetti recipe
  • Add to cooked sausage and cook slightly
  • Add 1 jar of marinara sauce
  • Simmer for 5 minutes
    sauce for baked spaghetti

Noodle Base

  • Fill a 5 quart pot with water and bring to a boil, salt generously to flavor the noodles in cooking
    Boiled water with noodles for baked spaghetti recipe
  • In a mixing bowl, add cottage cheese, egg, parmesan cheese, and butter. Mix generously to incorporate together
  • When noodles are done cooking, drain water and add hot noodles to cheese mixture, stirring completely
    Noodle and cheese mixture for baked spaghetti recipe

Baked Spaghetti Layers

  • Add noodle mixture to a greased 9x13 pan as the base layer
  • Using a spoon, spread the noodle mixture completely to cover the 9x13 pan
  • Spoon the sauce mixture over the noodles and spread to cover completely
  • Sprinkle the mozzarella cheese over the sauce to completely cover the dish
    Layered pan of this baked spaghetti recipe

Baked Spaghetti

  • Bake in a pre-heated 400F oven for 35 minutes
  • Make sure cheese is golden brown and sauce is bubbling before removing from oven
  • Cut into 10 serving pieces and serve with your favorite side salad
    Baked spaghetti recipe final dish

Notes

Choose whatever type of ground meat you might like or create your own sausage.  Also add whatever other traditional pizza toppings you might like as well.  Try black olives and mushrooms incorporated in your red sauce as well.