About
This pasta gives you the works! Loaded-Up Spaghetti features a bed of those lovely spaghetti noodles with layers of creamy, tangy cheese sauce, all topped with a rich, homemade meat sauce for that remarkable savory sensation! Then it's all baked and covered in melty cheddar cheese! Will the wonders never cease? Well, no, not with this Loaded-Up Spaghetti on the table!
Ingredients
- 1 (8-ounce) package spaghetti
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 1 (16-ounce) jar spaghetti sauce
- 1/2 cup butter, sliced
- 1 (8-ounce) container cottage cheese
- 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1 (8-ounce) package sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
Directions
Step 1 -Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Step 2 -In a large pot of salted, boiling water, cook the spaghetti to al dente, according to the package directions, and drain.
Step 3 -In a large skillet over medium-high heat, add the ground beef and cook, while crumbling, until the beef is no longer pink, about 5-7 minutes. Drain and discard the excess grease.
Step 4 -In a large bowl, add the cooked ground beef and the spaghetti sauce and stir to combine.
Step 5 -Evenly add 1/2 of the butter slices to the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish.
Step 6 -Add 1/2 of the cooked spaghetti on top of the butter layer in the baking dish.
Step 7 -In a large bowl with an electric hand mixer, add the cottage cheese, the cream cheese, and the sour cream and mix well to combine.
Step 8 -Add the cottage cheese mixture to the top of the spaghetti layer.
Step 9 -Add the remaining cooked spaghetti on top of the cottage cheese mixture layer.
Step 10 -Evenly add the remaining butter slices to the top of the spaghetti layer.
Step 11 -Add the ground beef mixture to the top of the butter layer.
Step 12 -Bake the casserole for 30 minutes.
Step 13 -Transfer the spaghetti bake from the oven to a wire rack and add the cheddar cheese to the top of the spaghetti bake.
Step 14 -Transfer the bake back to the oven and bake until the cheddar cheese has melted and is lightly browned, about 15 minutes.
Step 15 -Serve.
