Baked Cream Cheese Spaghetti Casserole Recipe
Indulge in the creamy, comforting goodness of this Baked Cream Cheese Spaghetti Casserole. With layers of savory ground beef, rich cream cheese, and gooey cheeses, this dish is a family favorite that’s easy to make and impossible to resist.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 50 minutes
- Yield: 6 servings 1x
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Italian-American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
Spaghetti:
- 12 oz spaghetti
Ground Beef:
- 1 lb lean ground beef
Spaghetti Sauce:
- 1 28 oz jar of spaghetti sauce
Cream Cheese Mixture:
- 1 8 oz package of softened cream cheese
- 1 clove of garlic, minced
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- A pinch of garlic salt
Cheese Topping:
- ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- ½ cup shredded mozzarella cheese
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and grease a 9×13-inch baking pan.
- Cook Spaghetti: Boil spaghetti in salted water until al dente, about 12 minutes.
- Cook Ground Beef: Brown ground beef in a skillet, drain fat, and mix in spaghetti sauce.
- Prepare Cream Cheese Mixture: In a bowl, combine cooked spaghetti with cream cheese, garlic, Italian seasoning, and garlic salt until well coated.
- Layer Casserole: Spread a layer of meat sauce in the baking pan, add spaghetti, top with remaining meat sauce, and sprinkle Parmesan and mozzarella cheeses on top.
- Bake: Bake for about 30 minutes until bubbly.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 480 kcal
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 780mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 11g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 28g
- Cholesterol: 95mg
Keywords: Baked Cream Cheese Spaghetti Casserole, Spaghetti Casserole, Cream Cheese Pasta Bake
