Million Dollar Spaghetti. Add eggs, cream cheese, Parmesan, and cottage cheese and mix until the pasta is. Million Dollar Spaghetti is a spaghetti casserole with layers of noodles, cheese, a homemade meat sauce, and a cheesy center. Million Dollar Spaghetti is like the happy marriage of my favorite Spaghetti pie, to a classic lasagna.
It starts with a pasta and sauce layer, then a creamy cheese center, then more pasta and sauce, next a meat sauce layer topped off with some melted mozzarella cheese. It's definitely one of those meals the whole family will love! Million Dollar Spaghetti is a cheesy, meaty weeknight dinner recipe! You can cook Million Dollar Spaghetti using 27 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Million Dollar Spaghetti
- It's 2 1/2 lb of Hamburger meat/ground chuck or turkey.
- You need 1/2 block of cream cheese.
- Prepare 1 1/2 cup of Cottage cheese.
- Prepare 1/4 cup of Ricotta cheese.
- It's 2/3 cup of Sour cream.
- You need 1 box of Barilla Angel hair noodles.
- You need 2 can of Prego traditional sauce.
- You need 1/2 cup of Onion.
- You need 1/2 cup of Bell pepper.
- Prepare of Shredded mix blend of cheeses...I used an Italian blend, as well as some sharp cheddar I also had..
- Prepare 1 of Italian seasonings.
- Prepare 1/2 stick of Butter- sliced thin to layer all around bottom of dish.
- It's of Salad lettuce leafs.
- It's 3 slice of Bacon-chopped and cooked.
- It's 1 bunch of Grape tomatoes sliced.
- Prepare 1 bunch of Artisan romaine lettuce- leafs pulled apart in.
- Prepare 1 of Zesty Italian dressing.
- Prepare 1 of You can add grated cheese also.
- It's of Garlic cheese toast.
- It's 4 of Slice of bread- I used potato bread but you can use Texas or whatever kind u like..
- You need 1/2 stick of Butter- do not melt.
- Prepare 1 of Italian seasonings.
- It's 1 of Parsley.
- You need 1 of Garlic powder.
- Prepare 1 of Onion powder.
- It's 1 of Black pepper and salt.
- Prepare 1 of Shredded cheeses- I used Italian blend and also sharp cheddar. These were so good together!.
If you love a good Italian meal, be sure to also try our shortcut Ravioli Lasagna recipe. And end the meal with our favorite Olive Garden Breadsticks! Baked Million Dollar Spaghetti is creamy with a melty cheese center, topped with meat sauce and extra bubbly cheese. Tastes like a cross between baked ziti and lasagna with half the effort!
Million Dollar Spaghetti instructions
- Cooked meat with diced onions and bell pepper, and seasoned with garlic and onion powders and a few other seasonings I use. Drained and Added sauce. Let simmer on low covered..
- Boil spaghetti noodles, & drain. I also cooked my noodles in water with some Italian seasoning, and 1 vegetable & 1 beef bouillon cube..
- Then in a baking dish- spray with Pam spray & layer small pieces of cut up butter all over the bottom. Then put/layer your cooked & drained noodles on top of it..
- In a mixing bowl-Mix sour cream, cottage cheese, cream cheese, and I also put a little bit of ricotta cheese mixed together with some of the Italian seasoning sprinkled & mixed in as well..
- Then Pour and layer cheese mixture with a spatula over your cooked spaghetti noodles that are layered in the baking dish. Then top it with your meat sauce. Then top with shredded cheeses and bake in oven. @ 350 for about 25-30 min or so..
- For garlic cheese toast: Mix all ingredients, except cheeses in a bowl, spread on bread, then sprinkle cheeses on top and bake in oven..
- For salad lettuce leafs:Pulled lettuce leafs apart,rinse and dried, then added chopped cooked bacon and tomatoes and drizzled with zesty Italian dressing and then you curl it up eat it with your hands..
Million Dollar Spaghetti Casserole is an easy hearty casserole that is both budget-friendly and easy to make. This casserole is simple and a delicious way to feed a family or a crowd! Sometimes you just need a cheesy, gooey, comforting pasta casserole type dish to dive into at the end of a long day, and this baked million dollar spaghetti will not disappoint! It's made with four types of cheese, Italian sausage, fresh basil, marinara sauce, and is the perfect mash-up of lasagna and a spaghetti dinner. Even though your kids might call it ba-sketti, they might nominate you for mother of the year award - if only you made Million Dollar Spaghetti.