Cheesy Spaghetti Bake

Submitted by *Parsley*

"This is one of my mom's recipes that my brother and I LOVED. Nothing too fancy. It's a simple kid-pleaser that adults like too. I haven't made this in ages, but she still makes it for my dad (and my single brother makes sure he stops by that night). ;)"

 

• Ready In: 55mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 8 ounces spaghetti
• 1⁄2 lb ground beef
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 16 ounces spaghetti sauce
• salt, if needed to taste
• pepper, to taste
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 12 ounces evaporated milk
• 1 cup shredded parmesan cheese
• 1 1⁄2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese, DIVIDED
• 1 teaspoon oregano

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F Grease a 13x9-inch baking dish; set aside.
2. Boil spaghetti noodles to al dente according to package; drain.
3. While spaghetti is boiling, brown the ground beef with the onion; drain and return to skillet. Add the spaghetti sauce to the meat in the skillet.
4. Add the hot cooked, drained spaghetti to the skillet; stir well. Add salt and pepper to taste. Pour into the prepared baking dish.
5. In a saucepan, melt butter; add the flour, stirring constantly to make a roux. Slowly whisk in the evaporated milk.
6. Turn heat to low and stir in the parmesan cheese and 1/2 cup only of the mozzarella. stir constantly until melted and smooth.
7. Pour the cheese mixture evenly over the spaghetti in the 13 x 9 dish.
8. Sprinkle with the remaining 1 cup of parmesan cheese and then the oregano.
9. Bake; uncovered, for 30-35 minutes or until bubbly and starting to brown on top.

Reviews

[ocdbaker]

My husband really liked this dish, he said he could eat it every day! I liked it, I thought it needed more spices, so next time I think I'll add some garlic and a touch of red pepper flakes. I would definitely make this exact recipe for my nieces though. It is very kid friendly. I used ground white turkey breast, skim evaporated milk, reduced fat parm. cheese and reduced fat mozzarella cheese to reduce some of the calories/fat.

 

[patti k.]

A nice and easy variation on your basic spaghetti dinner. I added some sliced black olives, and used skim milk instead of evaporated milk to make the cheese sauce. Thanks for sharing!

 

[AshK5246]

I made this last night for a quick supper with garlic bread and it was very good. I have leftovers a couple times a year from a big spaghetti cook we do and this would be the perfect recipe for all that left over spaghetti. Very good and easy. Reviewed for Went To Market tag.

 

[Sherismiley]

I made this the other night for my family and no one would eat it. I thought it was okay. The evaporated milk gave the spaghetti topping an odd flavor. I did use evaporated SKIM milk....maybe that is why I did not care for the recipe.

 

[PrimQuilter]

This was very cheesy and the 'boys' in my family were full after eating it. I used a meat sauce but the next time will try Ragu traditional. I think my sauce was too thick which made the dish a little dry. This was easy to make and will be on our menu rotation ! Thanks Parsley