Baked Cream Cheese Spaghetti is a wonderful dinner that you can easily make at any time. You can also assemble the dish and keep it in the fridge until ready to bake. This spaghetti is also freezer-friendly. Leftovers are amazing, too!
Ingredients
1 tablespoon olive oil
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1 pound ground beef – lean
1 28-ounces jar of prepared spaghetti sauce
1/2 c. diced green pepper
2 cloves garlic – minced
1/2 c. diced onions
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
8 ounces cream cheese – room temperature and cut into chunks
1 c. mozzarella cheese – shredded
1/2 c. Parmesan cheese – grated
Fresh basil – chopped
12 ounces spaghetti
HOW TO MAKE BAKED CREAM CHEESE SPAGHETTI
Step 1: Prepare the oven. Preheat it to 350 degrees F. Using oil, lightly grease a 9 x 13-inch baking dish.
Step 2: Following the package directions, cook the spaghetti noodles until al dente. Drain when done and place the noodles back into the pot.
Step 3: To the pot with the hot noodles, add the cream cheese, Italian seasoning, and minced garlic. Mix well.
Step 4: Heat the olive oil in a skillet. Then, add the ground beef, green peppers, and onions. Cook until the meat is completely cooked. If needed, drain the excess fat.
Step 5: To the skillet, add the spaghetti sauce and stir well.
Step 6: Spread a little amount of the ground beef mixture on the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Pour in the spaghetti mixture, then even out the noodles. On top, pour the rest of the ground beef mixture. Sprinkle the ground beef mixture with 1/4 c. Parmesan cheese, followed by mozzarella cheese.
Step 7: Place in the preheated oven and bake the spaghetti for about 30 minutes until the top is bubbly.
Step 8: Remove from the oven and sprinkle with the rest of the Parmesan cheese, then garnish with some chopped fresh basil. Allow the baked cream cheese spaghetti to rest for about 10 minutes before serving. Enjoy!
Notes:
If desired, swap the spaghetti noodles with linguine noodles. You can also use penne or similar pasta.
You can make this dish ahead of time. Assemble, cover, and place in the fridge until ready to bake.
To freeze, assemble and cover in plastic wrap, then aluminium foil. Store in the fridge for up to 2 months.
Thaw the frozen spaghetti, then take the plastic wrap off and aluminium foil. Cover with a new foil and bake for about 30 to 40 minutes at 350 degrees. Remove the foil and continue baking for another 5 to 10 minutes or until bubbly. You can also bake this dish frozen. Just remove the plastic wrap and foil. Cover with a new foil and bake for 1 hour at 350 degrees F. Remove the foil and bake for 10 to 15 minutes more until the middle is 160 degrees F and the cheese is bubbly.
On top, sprinkle some chopped fresh basil, oregano, chives, or your preferred herb.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 pound ground beef – lean
- 1 28-ounces jar of prepared spaghetti sauce
- 1/2 c. diced green pepper
- 2 cloves garlic – minced
- 1/2 c. diced onions
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 8 ounces cream cheese – room temperature and cut into chunks
- 1 c. mozzarella cheese – shredded
- 1/2 c. Parmesan cheese – grated
- Fresh basil – chopped
- 12 ounces spaghetti
Instructions
Step 1: Prepare the oven. Preheat it to 350 degrees F. Using oil, lightly grease a 9 x 13-inch baking dish.
Step 2: Following the package directions, cook the spaghetti noodles until al dente. Drain when done and place the noodles back into the pot.
Step 3: To the pot with the hot noodles, add the cream cheese, Italian seasoning, and minced garlic. Mix well.
Step 4: Heat the olive oil in a skillet. Then, add the ground beef, green peppers, and onions. Cook until the meat is completely cooked. If needed, drain the excess fat.
Step 5: To the skillet, add the spaghetti sauce and stir well.
Step 6: Spread a little amount of the ground beef mixture on the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Pour in the spaghetti mixture, then even out the noodles. On top, pour the rest of the ground beef mixture. Sprinkle the ground beef mixture with 1/4 c. Parmesan cheese, followed by mozzarella cheese.
Step 7: Place in the preheated oven and bake the spaghetti for about 30 minutes until the top is bubbly.
Step 8: Remove from the oven and sprinkle with the rest of the Parmesan cheese, then garnish with some chopped fresh basil. Allow the baked cream cheese spaghetti to rest for about 10 minutes before serving. Enjoy!
