Cheesy spaghetti casserole with meat sauce and a ricotta cream cheese layer
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- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1½ tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1½ lb ground beef
- ½ lb sausage
- 1 lb spaghetti
- 1 cup ricotta cheese
- ¼ cup sour cream
- 8 oz cream cheese
- ½ whole white onion
- ½ whole bell pepper
- salt
- black pepper
- oil
Heat a pan with a little oil on medium high; saute the onion and bell pepper a couple of minutes.
Add the ground beef, sausage and seasoning; break up and cook through, about seven minutes. Remove the grease.
Boil the spaghetti in salted water six minutes, until not fully cooked; drain.
- 2 cup Italian blend cheese
Break down room-temperature cream cheese in a bowl; mix in ricotta, sour cream and two cups of cheese; season with salt and black pepper.
- butter
Grease a baking dish well with butter. Layer in the spaghetti and mix with the other 24 oz of sauce.
Layering the casserole
- 24 oz pasta sauce
Spread the cheese mixture evenly over the spaghetti, then the meat sauce, then top with mozzarella.
- mozzarella cheese
- parsley
Bake 30 minutes. Rest 20 minutes, garnish with parsley, cut and serve.