Yield: 12 servings
Million Dollar Spaghetti Casserole
Prep Time
20 minutes
Cook Time
35 minutes
Total Time
55 minutes
This hearty baked spaghetti casserole is loaded with flavor. Million Dollar Spaghetti is a cheesy, meaty weeknight dinner recipe!
Ingredients
- 1 pound spaghetti noodles
- 1 pound ground Italian sausage
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 yellow onion, diced
- 4 cloves garlic, pressed
- 2 jars (24 ounce each) marinara sauce, any variety
- 1 package (8 ounce) cream cheese
- 1 cup cottage cheese
- ¼ cup sour cream
- 3 cups mozzarella cheese, divided
- ¼ cup grated parmesan cheese
- ½ cup butter, sliced
- parsley, for garnish
Instructions
- Cook the noodles according to package directions.
- Add 1 jar of the sauce to the cooked noodles. Set aside.
- In a large skillet, brown ground beef and Italian sausage with onion and garlic. Drain grease and add the second jar of marinara sauce to the cooked meat. Set aside.
- In a bowl, combine cottage cheese with cream cheese, sour cream, and half of mozzarella cheese. Set aside.
- Add butter cubes to the bottom of a 13×9 deep dish casserole.
- Spread half of the spaghetti (with sauce) in the bottom of the dish.
- Top with ALL of the cheese mixture.
- Follow up with the remaining half of the pasta (with sauce).
- Add all the meat sauce to the top of the million dollar casserole.
- Sprinkle the remaining mozzarella cheese on top, with the grated parmesan.
- Bake casserole UNCOVERED in a 350 degree oven for 30-35 minutes.
Notes
- If you prefer meatless, load up your sauce with green peppers, mushrooms, zucchini, spinach, and/or eggplant! Simmer the vegetables of your choice with your marinara sauce to cook them down and soften the texture.
- Assemble baked spaghetti up to 24 hours in advance if desired. Keep covered in refrigerator and add an extra 15 minutes to baked time if chilled.
- Freeze casserole by covering with foil and freezing for up to 30 days. Thaw in refrigerator for 24 hours before baking. I don’t recommend baking from frozen as it will dry out.
- Swap out the cottage cheese for ricotta for a more classic flavor!
- See blog post for more recipe tips and tricks.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
12Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 503Total Fat: 34gSaturated Fat: 17gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 16gCholesterol: 108mgSodium: 770mgCarbohydrates: 18gFiber: 1gSugar: 4gProtein: 29g
*Nutrition facts are an estimate and not guaranteed to be accurate. Please see a registered dietitian for special diet advice.