This baked spaghetti with cream cheese recipe is one the whole family will love. Sautéd vegetables and ground beef mixed with spaghetti sauce are added to a casserole dish, followed by cooked spaghetti noodles that are tossed with cream cheese to make delicious, cheesy noodles.
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Another meat and vegetable sauce layer is added on top of the noodles, followed by two kinds of cheese.
The baked spaghetti with cream cheese has a quick baking time of 30 minutes, mostly to melt the cheeses because everything else is already cooked!
Enjoy this baked spaghetti with a side salad and a piece of crusty garlic bread.
HOW TO MAKE BAKED SPAGHETTI WITH CREAM CHEESE FROM SCRATCH?
You can easily make baked spaghetti with cream cheese from scratch using these simple ingredients:
- 12 oz spaghetti
- 1 jar spaghetti sauce (24 oz)
- 1 lb ground beef, lean
- 1/2 cup diced green pepper
- 1/2 cup diced onions
- 1/2 cup grated carrots
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
Follow these easy steps to make the baked spaghetti:
- Step 1. Add the ground beef, onion, garlic, bell pepper, and carrot to a skillet over medium heat and cook for 5 minutes while stirring occasionally.
- Step 2. Turn off the heat and add the Italian seasoning and stir.
- Step 3. Add the jar of spaghetti sauce and toss together.
- Step 4. Cook the spaghetti noodles according to package directions in a pot of water, then drain.
- Step 5. Add the drained noodles back to the pot and immediately add the cream cheese and stir until it is melted.
- Step 6. Add some of the meat sauce to the bottom of a 9×13-inch baking dish.
- Step 7. Add the noodles on top of the meat sauce.
- Step 8. Add the rest of the meat sauce to the top of the noodles.
- Step 9. Add the Parmesan cheese.
- Step 10. Add the mozzarella cheese, then bake in the oven at 350º F for 30 minutes.
WHAT TO SERVE WITH BAKED SPAGHETTI?
This baked spaghetti with cream cheese dish goes great with garlic bread and a side salad.
DO I HAVE TO COOK THE PASTA BEFORE BAKING?
Yes, you have to cook the spaghetti pasta before baking in the oven.
CAN YOU FREEZE BAKED SPAGHETTI WITH CREAM CHEESE?
You can freeze this baked spaghetti with cream cheese dish by cooking the spaghetti noodles first, then adding all of the layers as you would just before baking it in the oven.
Wrap it with aluminum foil or cover it in a freezer-safe container before placing it in the freezer.
When you are ready to bake it, let it defrost overnight in the refrigerator and bake in the oven at 350º F for 30 to 40 minutes.
TIPS FOR BAKING THE PERFECTCREAM CHEESE SPAGHETTI
- Make sure the spaghetti noodles are completely drained before adding them back to the pot and mixing with the cream cheese, or the dish will be very soggy.
- Top the baked spaghetti with fresh herbs, such as shredded basil, oregano, or parsley.
OTHER RECIPES YOU MIGHT ENJOY
- YELLOW SQUASH CASSEROLE
- BROCCOLI CHEDDAR CHICKEN
- ONE POT TACO SPAGHETTI
- WHITE WINE PARMESAN CHICKEN
- CRACK CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP
Baked Cream Cheese Spaghetti
The baked spaghetti with cream cheese has a quick baking time of 30 minutes, mostly to melt the cheeses because everything else is already cooked!
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Course: Dinner
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes minutes
Total Time: 55 minutes minutes
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 12 oz spaghetti
- 1 jar spaghetti sauce (24 oz)
- 1 lb ground beef, lean
- 1/2 cup diced green pepper
- 1/2 cup diced onions
- 1/2 cup grated carrots
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
Instructions
Add the ground beef, onion, garlic, bell pepper, and carrot to a skillet over medium heat and cook for 5 minutes while stirring occasionally.
Turn off the heat and add the Italian seasoning and stir.
Add the jar of spaghetti sauce and toss together.
Cook the spaghetti noodles according to package directions in a pot of water, then drain.
Add the drained noodles back to the pot and immediately add the cream cheese and stir until it is melted.
Add some of the meat sauce to the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish.
Add the noodles on top of the meat sauce.
Add the rest of the meat sauce to the top of the noodles.
Add the Parmesan cheese.
Add the mozzarella cheese, then bake in the oven at 350º F for 30 minutes.
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Jacquie Sounds great but you don’t give any Nutritional information on this, that would be very helpful.
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