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I call this recipe my “lazy lasagna”. It has all the yumminess ( is that a word?– well it is now 😉 ) of a traditional lasagna with less work — not much less work but enough so it is my go-to recipe. I use cottage cheese in this recipe because it gives the recipe more moisture then ricotta cheese – but you can use ricotta it y’all like. You can also substitute the pasta for gluten -free pasta to make this dish gluten-free.
Here is my “Baked Spaghetti” recipe from my kitchen to yours.
What You Need
- 1 package (16 ounces) spaghetti
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 2 cloves of garlic mined
- 1 jar (24 ounces) meatless spaghetti sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon ( my secret ingredient) – If you are unsure if you would like it either omit or use less 🙂
- 2 eggs
- 1 Tablespoon of Olive Oil
- 1 Teaspoon of Pepper
- 1 Teaspoon of Garlic Powder
- 1 Teaspoon of Onion Powder
- 1/2 Teaspoon of Salt
- 5 tablespoons butter, melted
- (16 ounces) cottage cheese
- 4 cups part-skim shredded mozzarella cheese
What To Do
Cook Pasta ( Break the spaghetti in half ( makes it easier to eat) ) via the directions on the box. Preheat oven to 350
Heat oil in a medium skillet and add onions and cook for 10 minutes – add garlic and cook for one minute.
Add beef to onions and garlic and cook beef till it is no longer brown. Drain beef.
Add Sauce and mix. Add cinnamon, onion powder, garlic powder, pepper, and salt.
In a medium size bowl place melted butter. Add cooked pasta and toss.
In a small bowl whisk eggs and add cottage cheese and mix.
In a 9×13 greased pan start layering – place half the spaghetti in the pan. Add half of the cottage cheese mixture. Add Meat Sauce. Add 2 Cups of mozzarella cheese.
Do the layering again. ( Pasta, Cottage Cheese Mixture, Sauce, Cheese)
How yummy does this look!
Cover the pan well and place in the oven for 40 minutes. Uncover and cook this cheese has browned ( about 15 minutes).
Enjoy 🙂
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Baked Spaghetti
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: Sara @ Budget Savvy Diva
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Very Family Friendly Meal
Ingredients
- 1 package (16 ounces) spaghetti
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 2 cloves of garlic mined
- 1 jar (24 ounces) meatless spaghetti sauce
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon ( my secret ingredient)
- 2 eggs
- 1 Tablespoon of Olive Oil
- 1 Teaspoon of Pepper
- 1 Teaspoon of Garlic Powder
- 1 Teaspoon of Onion Powder
- ½ Teaspoon of Salt
- 5 tablespoons butter, melted
- 16 ounces) cottage cheese
- 4 cups part-skim shredded mozzarella cheese
Instructions
- Cook Pasta ( Break the spaghetti in half ( makes it easier to eat) ) via the directions on the box. Preheat oven to 350
- Heat oil in a medium skillet and add onions and cook for 10 minutes - add garlic and cook for one minute.
- Add beef to onions and garlic and cook beef till it is no longer brown. Drain beef.
- Add Sauce and mix. Add cinnamon, onion powder, garlic powder, pepper, and salt.
- In a medium size bowl place melted butter. Add cooked pasta and toss.
- In a small bowl whisk eggs and add cottage cheese and mix.
- In a 9x13 greased pan start layering - place half the spaghetti in the pan. Add half of the cottage cheese mixture. Add Meat Sauce. Add 2 Cups of mozzarella cheese.
- Do the layering again. ( Pasta, Cottage Cheese Mixture, Sauce, Cheese)
- Cover the pan well and place in the oven for 40 minutes. Uncover and cook this cheese has browned ( about 15 minutes).
- Enjoy 🙂
This recipe is adapted from Taste of Home .
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Comments
evelyn morrison
it was great and easy
Carolyn Bentley
This baked spagettie recipe sounds scrumptious and I am fixing it for dinner tonight. Thank you and I will surely be visiting your web page again. Nice meeting you and have a good day.
Amy
Can you freeze this recipe? If so, would you recommend freezing it before baking it or do you think it would be ok to freeze after? It sounds delicious, thats just a LOT more food than what I would need at one time.
Budget Savvy Diva
We actually freeze it after it is done — I use a Food Saver bag.
Kristin
So cook it before frezzing it? How long will it keep frozen?
vanda
This is a great potluck dish. Easy.
Thanksnikkirhene
Can you use left-over spaghetti?
Suzie
I always add cinnamon to my homemade tomato sauces. It is great to watch people try to figure out what that flavor is.
Thanks this looks delicious and is going on my pintrest!!
Angela A.
I don’t have any cottage cheese, but I do have ricotta. Would that work as a substitute?
Budget Savvy Diva
Yes it will 🙂
kim
This looks sooooo good. I have some ground turkey, will defiantly be making this!!! NOW I’m hungry after seeing the finished product 🙂
June
I just made this recipe (as I have most of your others). As usual, I followed it to a T….until I got to the Mozzarella. I had just opened a new 5lb bag of the shredded cheese and since the bag was kinda awkward to handle, I “eyeballed” the 4 cups. Needless to say, I must have gone waaay overboard on my guessing. Since I didn’t have any extra sauce to pour over it to take away the dry flavor, I used Chunky Salsa instead. Yes..salsa! It was actually quite good. I will be trying this recipe again, but this time I’m trying it with Jack Cheese and only FOUR cups, like you said, lol. THANKS!
Stephy
I know you said this is a “Lazy lasagna” I make lasagna in the crockpot 😛
Missy
I have done a similar recipe using macaroni noodles and called it lasagna casserole. My family LOVES it! I might have to try yours though with the spaghetti noodles. 🙂
Emilee
This sounds delicious and just like a recipe my mom made when I was young (and I loved!) However I’ve since gone vegetarian and have yet to find a meat crumble substitute that I enjoy.. do you think it would work well just omitting the beef?
MomB
YES, it sure does. I have a meatless recipe that uses both cottage cheese and ricotta cheese. It is delicious!
Holly
Tried this recipe last night and it was a hit! It was easy and tasted great, would definitely recommend!!
Budget Savvy Diva
I am so glad you liked it 🙂
Linda O.
I always use leftover spaghetti to do this
Sarah
My husband does not like cottage cheese or ricotta. Can I substitute something?
Kane
How can I make this taste yummy when omitting some of the cheese products? My daughter can only eat goat cheeses, nothing from the cow. Thanks!
carolyn
Cant wait to try this recipe.. my mouth is watering right now!
Kellie
I’ve heard of people using cream cheese, has anyone ever tried this?? Could it replace the cottage cheese?
Alisha
I was wondering the same thing. I have some cream cheese, but no cottage cheese. I figure it will just make it richer. Let’s see what thttps://www.budgetsavvydiva.com/2012/02/baked-spaghetti-recipe/#respondhe Diva says 🙂
Budget Savvy Diva
You can try it 🙂 I have done it and it works out well
Alisha
Thanks Love!! I can’t wait to try this for dinner!
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Amy
Can I make this the night before? If so, how should I go about doing that? Cook all the way through and reheat or put it all together (pasta cooked) and put in the oven the next day?
Tat
Love the cinnamon. Reminds me of moussaka! Great tip thanks so much.
Sherry
Made this last night as directed (halved the recipe though). I knew I’d enjoy it but wasn’t certain my husband would. I’ve made a basic type baked spaghetti before and he’s never terribly thrilled. HOWEVER, he thoroughly enjoyed this recipe! As did I. Had leftovers for lunch today, might even be better the 2nd day. I feel the cinnamon gives it a great unique flavor. Reminded us a little of Cincinnati chili! Thanks for sharing, we’ll definitely keep it on our rotation.
Janice Sherman
It’s in the oven now.Sounded Delicious!
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lauren
I just made this for myself and two kids (3 and 15 months) and though I was a little worried about the cottage cheese instead of ricotta, It worked out cause I had cottage cheese and not ricotta. It was absolutely delicious. Both kids scarfed it down, and my husband will have plenty of leftovers for when he gets home. Omg amazing recipe. Super easy (as I am not the cooker, my husband is)
The cottage cheese and cinnamon were perfect (those were the two ingredients I was ify about lol) but I trusted that you’ve done this way more than me and went with it. I couldn’t be more excited about how wonderful this turned out.
Thank you.
Watson
Yay!!!! Your review made my day 🙂
Allie Talley
I can’t wait to try this! You have so many good recipes!
Ruth Montgomery
I have enjoyed your reciepe and will try it tomorrow. When I am cooking my ground meat, I typically do three pounds at one time and vacuum seal and freeze the extra in two batches. It takes no more effort and it sure comes in handy when you aren’t up to cooking.
I have enjoyed your presentation. The actual reciepe was easy to find and, we even got extra suggested recipes. Great job!
