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Best Comfort Food Baked Spaghetti

Nothing says comfort food like baked spaghetti. This baked spaghetti recipe is easy, frugal and so delicious that your family is sure to love it!
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Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb spaghetti noodles
  • 1-3 lbs ground meat ground beef, chicken, turkey or italian sausage all work great
  • 1 large onion chopped
  • 48 oz. jar favorite spaghetti sauce
  • 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

Method
 

  1. 1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
  2. 2. Fill pot with water. Bring to a boil.
  3. 3. Once water has come to a boil, add noodles and cook for 6-8 minutes or until done.
  4. 4. While noodles are cooking, brown the ground meat and onion. Chop the onion and add it to a pan with the meat. Cook until browned and onions are translucent.
  5. 5. When noodles are done, drain them over the sink in a strainer.
  6. 6. When meat is brown, add *spaghetti sauce and cook until simmering.
  7. 7. Mix the noodles and sauce together in pot.
  8. 8. Spray a 9x13 pan with oil.
  9. 9. Dump noodle and sauce mixture into 9x13 pan.
  10. 10. Top noodles and sauce with shredded cheese.
  11. 11. Bake casserole in oven for 40-45 minutes or until bubbly and cheese on top is browned.

Notes

*If you are using ground (blended) tomatoes for your sauce, you will want to add 1 tbsp italian seasoning, 1 tbsp basil, 1 tsp garlic powder and 1/4 cup sugar to the tomatoes puree to make a yummy sauce.