Dreamy Spaghetti Casserole

Submitted by LAURIE

"Tasty casserole, different way to fix the same old spaghetti. Serve with garlic bread and salad and dinner is served. Cook time does not include chilling time."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 5mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1 (7 ounce) package spaghetti, cooked and drained
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1⁄2 cup sour cream
• 2 tablespoons melted butter
• 2 (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce
• 1 cup cottage cheese
• 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1⁄3 cup chopped onion
• 1⁄4 cup chopped green pepper
• 2 cloved garlic, minced

directions

1. Brown ground beef with onion, green pepper and garlic.
2. Drain and add tomato sauce.
3. In 2 qt casserole, spread 1/2 of the spaghetti.
4. Mix together the sour cream, cream cheese and cottage cheese.
5. Cover the spaghetti layer with the cheese mixture.
6. Top with remaining spaghetti.
7. Drizzle melted butter over all.
8. Cover with the hamburger sauce mixture.
9. Chill for at least 1 hour.
10. Remove from refrigerator at least 20 minutes before baking.
11. Bake at 350 for 45 minutes.

Reviews

[Missy Wombat]

I'm a vegetarian so I used 180g of TVP which gave 1 lb worth of 'meat' [which is cheaper and low fat compared to real mince] and threw in a little olive oil with the onion so it wouldn't burn. Laurie's recipes are quite different to what I normally make but that just added to the challenge. And it passed the taste test and my toddler ate it too! Next time I make this I would probably add some mushrooms and some spices to the mince to suit my tastes as I am used to lots of spicey ethnic foods but it is a perfectly good recipe as is. Thanks Laurie!

 

[Jerry S.]

Added ricotta cheese in place of cottage cheese , marinara sauce in place of tomato sauce , Parmesan cheese & mozz.cheese , Sharp cheese and put Parmesan cheese topping.italian spice and crushed red-pepper flakes .

 

[Kimmy_Dobro]

I gave this five stars because I think the recipe would be awesome for the kids. I doctored up the recipe to make it more to our tastes. Instead of tomato sauce I used spicy red pepper spaghetti sauce. I added a couple tablespoons of italian seasoning, some salt, and crushed redpepper flakes. I also added spinach, mushrooms, zucchini and red and green bell peppers. I think it's awesome. I'm getting ready to take it to a party now.

 

[mumoftwo]

We loved this casserole. It was not too cheesy or creamy - just enough of everything. It had a great balance. I have 2 kids who just loved it! We will be making this again. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Sageca]

We really enjoyed this casserole. I made it with my leftover spaghetti sauce;it was so good.Added some cooked spinach on top of chesse layer and topped it off with some grated cheese.Thanks so much for posting.I will make this again for sure.Good enough to serve to company. Sage/Rita