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Baked Spaghetti Recipe
Baked spaghetti is a warm and comforting pasta casserole. As the pasta bakes, flavor infuses into the spaghetti, making it even more flavorful.
👥 6 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 55 min⏳ Prep: 5 min🔥 Cook: 50 min👤 Beth Moncel📖 budgetbytes
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●skillet
- ●pot
- ●colander
- ●oven
- ●bowl
- ●casserole dish
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Dice the onion and mince the garlic.
2
Cook sausage
3
Add the olive oil to a large skillet and heat over medium. Add the Italian sausage and cook until browned.
olive oil ($0.22)1 Tbsp
4
Cook onions
5
Add the chopped onion and minced garlic to the skillet and continue to stir and cook until the onions are soft and translucent.
6
Add seasonings
7
Add the tomato paste, crushed tomatoes, Italian seasoning, salt, and water. Stir to combine, then allow the sauce to come up to a simmer. Reduce the heat to medium-low and let the sauce simmer while you cook the pasta.
8
Boil water
9
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Add ½ Tbsp salt to a large pot of water and bring it to a boil over high heat. Add the spaghetti and continue to boil until the pasta is tender, but not fully cooked. Drain the pasta in a colander.
10
Add pasta
11
Add the drained pasta to the sauce and stir to combine.
12
Combine the cottage cheese, Parmesan, and pepper in a bowl.
cottage cheese (small curd, $1.12)1 cup
13
Add to casserole dish
14
Lightly grease an 8x11" casserole dish. Layer in half of the spaghetti and sauce, then top with the cottage cheese mixture. Add the second half of the spaghetti and sauce, then top with the shredded mozzarella.
cottage cheese (small curd, $1.12)1 cupmozzarella (shredded, $1.25)1 cup
15
Bake
16
Cover the dish with foil then bake the spaghetti for ⏱️ 30 minutes. Top the spaghetti with chopped parsley, if desired. Let it rest for ⏱️ 5-10 minutes, then slice into six pieces, and serve!
fresh parsley (chopped, (optional garnish) $0.05)1 Tbsp
Nutrition Facts
calories
534 kcal
fat Content
22 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
5 g
sodium Content
1063 mg
protein Content
25 g
carbohydrate Content
59 g
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