Southwestern Baked Spaghetti

Kim D.'s Note:

This is an easy, yet very tasty spaghetti casserole, which reminds me of the spaghetti they used to serve us in elementary school. I loved their spaghetti! I normally only brought my lunch, but not on spaghetti day!

• Total Time: 40 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 8 ounces uncooked spaghetti , cooked
• ½ cup milk
• 1 egg
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 medium onion , chopped
• 1 medium green bell pepper , chopped
• 2 garlic cloves , minced
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• ½ teaspoon cumin
• ½ teaspoon oregano
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon pepper
• 2 (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce
• ½ cup shredded cheddar cheese
• ½ cup shredded monterey jack cheese

Directions:

1. Combine hot drained spaghetti, milk and egg; mix well.
2. Pour spaghetti mixture into a buttered 9X13 inch casserole dish.
3. Brown ground beef with onion, bell pepper and garlic in a large skillet; drain.
4. Return drained meat back into the skillet and add seasonings; Cook for 2 minutes.
5. Stir in tomato sauce and cook for 2 more minutes.
6. Spread meat mixture over spaghetti.
7. Sprinkle with cheese.
8. Bake at 425°F for 10 minutes or until cheese melts and is bubbly.
9. Remove from oven and let stand for 10 minutes.

Reviews

[Chef Ashley in Renfrew]

Excellent! I didn't change any of the ingredients or amounts. The only thing I did do different was stir in a few spoonfuls of the sauce into the pasta before baking it.
I loved it, my husband loved it, the kids ate it, and there were no leftovers!

[CindiJ]

I made this and we enjoyed this dish immensely. I did switch the green bell pepper for a poblano pepper. This was very tasty and we will make this again. Thanks for posting a great, super fast and easy recipe!

[Renee Ferraz]

I started making this the other day but found out that I didn't have any tomato sauce. I added a can of sloppy joe sauce instead and used a mexican blend shredded cheese. After it was all put together, I refrigerated it and the babysitter heated it up the next day. My stepson LOVED it so much, his mom called and asked for the recipe. Thank you for a very kid friendly meal!