Description
Spaghetti Bake brings hearty comfort straight to your dinner table with minimal effort and maximum flavor. Packed with cheesy goodness and simple ingredients, this crowd-pleasing dish guarantees smiles around the table.
Ingredients
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Main Proteins and Pasta:
- 1 lb ground beef
- 8 oz spaghetti
Sauces and Vegetables:
- 1 24 oz can Hunts spaghetti sauce
- 1 15 oz can tomato sauce
- 0.5 onion
Cheese and Seasonings:
- 2 cups mozzarella cheese
- 1 tablespoon oregano
- 1 tablespoon basil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 0.5 teaspoon pepper
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F, preparing a spacious casserole dish for the upcoming meal.
- Dice ½ onion and sauté it with 1 lb ground beef in a large skillet, cooking until meat turns completely brown. Drain excess fat thoroughly.
- Boil 8 oz. spaghetti in salted water according to package directions. Drain pasta carefully and return to pot.
- Mix the cooked ground beef and onion into the spaghetti. Pour in 24 oz. Hunts spaghetti sauce and 15 oz. tomato sauce.
- Sprinkle 1 tablespoon oregano, 1 tablespoon basil, 1 teaspoon salt, and ½ teaspoon pepper into the pasta mixture. Stir until everything combines evenly.
- Transfer the saucy pasta blend into the prepared casserole dish. Distribute 2 cups mozzarella cheese across the top.
- Place the dish in the preheated 350°F oven. Bake for 30 minutes until the cheese melts completely and edges become golden and bubbly.
Notes
- Drain the meat mixture completely to prevent excess grease from making the dish soggy.
- For a lighter version, substitute ground turkey or lean ground beef and use part-skim mozzarella.
- Enhance the flavor by adding fresh herbs like basil or oregano to the sauce before baking.
- Prep this dish ahead of time by assembling and refrigerating, then bake when ready to serve – just add 10-15 minutes to the cooking time.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Baked
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 6
- Calories: 465 kcal
- Sugar: 8 g
- Sodium: 850 mg
- Fat: 20 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 42 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 32 g
- Cholesterol: 75 mg