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Baked Spaghetti
Baked Spaghetti layers spaghetti noodles with browned ground beef and onion in marinara sauce, alongside cottage cheese and shredded mozzarella, then bakes it until cheese is golden and bubbly. The layering sections the dish, providing moist pasta and rich meat sauce with creamy and melty cheeses, finished with a crisp cheese top.
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
50 mins
Total Time
1 hr 10 mins
Servings:
8
servings
Calories:
651 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 pound spaghetti
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 yellow onion , chopped
- 4 cups marinara sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 large egg
- 5 tablespoons butter melted, unsalted
- 2 cups cottage cheese , divided
- 4 cups mozzarella cheese , shredded and divided
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray a 9x13 baking dish with vegetable oil spray.
- Cook pasta 2 minutes shy of the directions.
- Add meat and onions to a large skillet on medium-high heat and brown while breaking it apart until fully cooked, about 5-6 minutes.
- Add in the Marinara Sauce and mix well.
- Toss the noodles in the salt, eggs and butter.
- Put half the pasta in the bottom of the baking dish, then add half the cottage cheese, half the meat sauce and half the mozzarella.
- Top with the rest of the noodles, the rest of the cottage cheese, meat sauce and mozzarella.
- Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes, remove the foil and bake an additional 15 minutes or until the cheese on top is crispy and golden brown.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
651kcal
(33%)
Carbohydrates
53g
(18%)
Protein
41g
(82%)
Fat
30g
(46%)
Saturated Fat
16g
(80%)
Cholesterol
162mg
(54%)
Sodium
1406mg
(59%)
Potassium
855mg
(18%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
9g
(18%)
Vitamin A
1285IU
(26%)
Vitamin C
9.6mg
(11%)
Calcium
378mg
(38%)
Iron
3.8mg
(21%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 651
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 651kcal | 33% |
| Carbohydrates | 53g | 18% |
| Protein | 41g | 82% |
| Fat | 30g | 46% |
| Saturated Fat | 16g | 80% |
| Cholesterol | 162mg | 54% |
| Sodium | 1406mg | 59% |
| Potassium | 855mg | 18% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 9g | 18% |
| Vitamin A | 1285IU | 26% |
| Vitamin C | 9.6mg | 11% |
| Calcium | 378mg | 38% |
| Iron | 3.8mg | 21% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.