Easy Baked Spaghetti
This easy-baked spaghetti recipe is quick and easy to make. Spaghetti pasta is combined with the sauce, ground beef, and three kinds of gooey cheese for a savory, family-friendly delicious dinner.
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon avocado oil
- 1 medium onion diced
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 24 ounces marinara sauce
- 1 pound spaghetti pasta uncooked
- 2 tablespoons Italian seasoning
- 8 ounces reduced-fat cream cheese
- 1 cup cottage cheese
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 350ºF and spray a 9x13 casserole dish with non-stick cooking spray.
- In a large skillet, heat avocado oil over medium-high heat and add the onion. Season with kosher salt and black pepper. Mix to combine.
- Add the ground beef and season with Italian seasoning.
- Cook about 6-8 minutes, stirring frequently breaking up the ground beef into crumbles until cooked through.
- Add the garlic to the skillet and mix. Saute for about 1 minute, just until fragrant. Be sure not to burn the garlic.
- Set 1 cup of marinara aside and add the remaining sauce to the cooked ground beef mixture. Turn the heat to low and let it heat through.
- While the beef cooks, cook spaghetti according to the package directions to al dente.
- Drain spaghetti and mix in the reserved 1 cup of marinara sauce with the cooked spaghetti.
- In a separate mixing bowl, combine the cottage cheese and cream cheese. Mix until it's smooth.
- Add half of the spaghetti mixture to the prepared baking dish. Spread until it's in an even layer.
- Top the noodles with all of the cottage cheese and cream cheese mixture. Spread it until it's in an even layer over the pasta.
- Top the cream cheese and cottage cheese mixture with the remaining cooked noodles. Spread until even.
- Pour the pasta sauce and meat mixture over the top of the noodles. Smooth it out into an even layer.
- Top with lots of mozzarella cheese.
- Bake in the oven for 30 minutes until the cheese is melted and bubbling.
- Remove from the oven and allow it to cool for about 10 minutes before cutting and serving.
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Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Easy Baked Spaghetti
Serving Size
1 square
Amount per Serving
Calories
233
% Daily Value*
Fat
6
g
9
%
Saturated Fat
3
g
19
%
Trans Fat
1
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
1
g
Monounsaturated Fat
2
g
Cholesterol
32
mg
11
%
Sodium
554
mg
24
%
Potassium
386
mg
11
%
Carbohydrates
28
g
9
%
Fiber
2
g
8
%
Sugar
4
g
4
%
Protein
16
g
32
%
Vitamin A
334
IU
7
%
Vitamin C
4
mg
5
%
Calcium
120
mg
12
%
Iron
2
mg
11
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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