Million Dollar Baked Spaghetti

Million Dollar Baked Spaghetti

INGREDIENTS

• 16 oz spaghetti
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 lb Italian sausage
• 3-4 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 medium onion, diced (or 1/2 cup)
• 2 24 oz . andspaghetti sauce
• 1 cupricotta
• 8 ouncescream cheese, softened
• ¼ cupsour cream
• 3 cups shreddedmozzarella
• 8 tablespoons butter, halved (4 tablespoons per half). Cut 4 tablespoons into slices.
• Chopped parsley for optional decoration

Million Dollar Baked Spaghetti

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees.

Cook spaghetti al dente according to package directions (about 8 minutes). Drain and return to the pan it was cooked in. Stir 4 tablespoons of the chopped butter into the hot spaghetti.
Pour a pot of spaghetti sauce into the cooked pasta. Put aside.
In a large skillet, brown the ground beef, Italian sausage, and onion. Add the garlic and sauté for another minute.Drain excess fat. Pour the remaining pot of spaghetti sauce into the meat mixture. Put aside.
In a medium bowl, combine ricotta, cream cheese, sour cream, and 1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella. Put aside.
In a deep 9×13 (or 10×14 lasagna pan) deep pan, add the remaining 4 tablespoons butter to the bottom of the pan.
Spread half of the spaghetti on the bottom of the pan.
Then spread the cheese mixture over the dough.
Then place the remaining spaghetti over the cheese mixture.
Pour the ragout over this layer of spaghetti.
Sprinkle the remaining 1 1/2 cups of mozzarella over the skillet.
Cook for 30-40 minutes. Let the casserole rest for 5 to 10 minutes before serving.