BAKED SPAGHETTI CASSEROLE

Ingredients

• 16 oz spaghetti
• 2 24 ounce jars spaghetti sauce or marinara sauce
• 1 ¼ lbs. floor red meat or candy Italian sausage
• 1 medium yellow onion finely chopped
• 3 cloves garlic minced
• kosher salt and clean floor black pepper to taste
• 8 oz cream cheese
• 4 oz ricotta cheese
• 1 egg room temperature
• ½ cup bitter cream
• 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
• 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1 cup shredded provolone cheese
• chopped sparkling Italian parsley
• chopped sparkling basil

Instructions

Cook the spaghetti al dente in accordance to the bundle directions. Drain properly and return to the pot. Stir in one jar of spaghetti sauce.
Meanwhile, brown the floor pork including the onion midway thru the browning process. Cook till the pork is browned and the onion is soft. Then minimize the warmness to low and add the garlic, cooking for 1 minute whilst stirring constantly. Add the different jar of spaghetti sauce and simmer. Season with kosher salt and sparkling floor black pepper to taste.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9×13 casserole dish with nonstick cooking spray.
In a medium bowl, the usage of a handheld mixer, combo collectively the cream cheese, ricotta cheese, egg, bitter cream, and Italian seasoning. Spoon half of the spaghetti noodles into the organized casserole dish. Spread the cheese combination over the noodles. Sprinkle 1 cup of shredded mozzarella over the cheese mixture. Spoon the relaxation of the spaghetti noodles on pinnacle of the mozzarella.
Spoon the floor pork tomato sauce combination over the spaghetti. Top with the ultimate mozzarella and provolone cheese. Bake for 40-45 minutes or till the cheese is melted and the casserole is heated through. Let it relaxation for about 10-15 minutes earlier than slicing. Garnish with parsley and basil.

Notes

Grease the casserole dish for less difficult cleanup.
Feel free to alternative marinara for the spaghetti sauce. There are plenty of suitable jarred marinara sauces available.
You can alternative pork sausage, Italian sausage, or floor turkey for the floor beef.
The cheese combination can be blended with a spoon. I discover it faster, easier, and creamier to use my handheld mixer.
Try different spices and herbs like garlic powder, onion powder, purple pepper flakes, oregano, and thyme.
Do you choose extra veggies? Add tomatoes or sauteed spinach or mushrooms
Let the casserole sit down for 15 minutes after getting rid of it from the oven to make it less complicated to reduce into slices.
This casserole sits excessive in a 9×13 dish, so be cautious masking it with aluminum foil to preserve it warm. Make a tent to hold from peeling off the pinnacle layer of cheese.
Store leftovers in an hermetic container in the fridge for up to three days. Reheat in the microwave at decreased energy till warm.
To freeze, wrap the casserole with numerous layers of plastic wrap and freeze for up to two months. Defrost in the fridge overnight.

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