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Baked Spaghetti

Baked Spaghetti

Cuisine:Italian

Course:Dinner

20m prep 40m cook 1h 0m ready

A hearty baked spaghetti dish with layers of meat sauce, pasta, and two types of cheddar cheese. It's an easy, crowd-pleasing meal that can be prepared ahead and frozen.

Ingredients

Servings:

Nutrition (per serving, estimated)

Estimated based off 6 of 11 identified ingredients (per 100 g food data, scaled by amount).

Energy
501 cal
Protein
30.5 g
Carbohydrate
53.1 g
Fiber
2.89 g
Sugars
2.31 g
Sodium
348 mg
Total fat
18.7 g
Saturated fat
7.16 g
Monounsaturated fat
7.72 g
Polyunsaturated fat
1.26 g
Vitamins & minerals
  • Calcium: 141 mg
  • Iron: 3.58 mg
  • Magnesium: 58.8 mg
  • Phosphorus: 320 mg
  • Potassium: 664 mg
  • Zinc: 4.91 mg

Let's Prepare

Collect

Gather these ingredients - no prep needed yet.

  • 907 g ground beef
  • 454 g ground Italian sausage
  • 1 chunky pasta sauce
  • 14.8 ml Italian seasoning
  • Kosher salt
  • black pepper
  • 454 g uncooked spaghetti

Prepare

  • Chop 1 medium yellow onion
  • Mince 5 garlic cloves
  • Shred 340 g yellow sharp cheddar cheese
  • Shred 170 g white sharp cheddar cheese

Let's Cook

  1. Step 1.

    In a large sauté pan over medium heat, brown the ground beef and sausage, breaking up the meat with a spoon, until no longer pink, about 8 to 10 minutes. Drain off the fat.

  2. Step 2.

    Add the chopped onion to the pan and cook, stirring occasionally, until translucent, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in the minced garlic, chunky pasta sauce, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper. Reduce the heat to low and let the sauce simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.

  3. Step 3.

    While the sauce simmers, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook the spaghetti until al dente according to package directions. Drain the pasta and set aside.

  4. Step 4.

    Preheat the oven to 350°F.

  5. Step 5.

    In a 9-by-13-inch baking dish, spread one-third of the meat sauce evenly over the bottom. Layer half of the cooked spaghetti over the sauce, then top with another third of the sauce. Sprinkle half of the shredded yellow cheddar and half of the shredded white cheddar over the sauce. Repeat the layers with the remaining spaghetti, remaining sauce, and remaining cheeses.

  6. Step 6.

    Bake the spaghetti uncovered for 30 to 40 minutes, until the cheese is melted and bubbly and the edges are lightly browned. Let cool for about 5 minutes before serving.

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