This casserole is a real crowd-pleaser, it’s easy to make ahead of time and then bake right before dinner! It’s creamy but still cuts well for serving.
Creamy Spaghetti Casserole
Course: Main Courses, CasseroleCuisine: Italian, AmericanDifficulty: Easy6-8
servings30
minutes55
minutes300
kcalThis casserole is a real crowd-pleaser. It’s easy to make ahead of time and then bake right before dinner! It’s creamy but still cuts well for serving.
Ingredients
1 package / 16 oz thin spaghetti
1-1/2 lbs lean ground beef
fresh ground black pepper
2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1 onion, diced
4 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
1 jar / 24 oz meatless spaghetti sauce
2 cans / 8 oz each tomato sauce
1 can / 10-3/4 oz condensed cream of mushroom soup, undiluted
1 cup / 8 oz sour cream
2 cups / 8 oz shredded Colby-Monterey Jack cheese blend
1/2 cup freshly shredded parmesan cheese
2 tsp fresh minced parsley
Directions
- Cook pasta in boiling salted water according to package directions.
- Meanwhile in a large skillet cook ground beef and onion over medium heat.
- Season with pepper, Greek seasoning, and Worcestershire sauce.
- Cook until no longer pink.
- Add in minced garlic and crushed red pepper flakes, cook for 1 minute.
- Drain fat.
- Stir in spaghetti sauce and tomato sauce, remove from heat.
- Drain pasta.
- Combine soup and sour cream.
- Preheat oven to 350°f.
- Spray a 13″ x 9″ baking dish with non-stick spray.
- In the prepared baking dish, layer half of the meat sauce, pasta, soup mixture, and cheeses.
- Repeat layers.
- Sprinkle with fresh minced parsley.
- Cover and bake the casserole for 55 minutes, or until bubbly, cheese is melted, and heated through.
- Let stand for 10-15 minutes before cutting.
- Garnish with more fresh minced parsley if desired.
Notes
- Sometimes I omit the 2 8-oz cans of tomato sauce and use just pasta sauce, in that case, the size of the jar I use is 45 oz.
- If you’re going to cover the casserole dish with foil before baking, spray the foil with non-stick spray so when you take the foil off the cheese layer stays intact.
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