Million Dollar Spaghetti

This million dollar spaghetti dish features a beefy, creamy tomato sauce that’s impossible to resist.

Million Dollar Spaghetti Ingredients

These are the ingredients you’ll need to make million dollar spaghetti:

• Spaghetti: An 8-ounce package of spaghetti should make about eight servings.
• Beef: You’ll need a pound of lean ground beef. You can use a mix of ground beef and ground turkey, if you prefer.
• Spaghetti sauce: Use a jar of store-bought spaghetti sauce or make your own  marinara sauce at home.
• Butter: Use a stick of sliced butter to prepare the pan and to add richness and flavor to the baked spaghetti.
• Cottage cheese, cream cheese, and sour cream: A mixture of cottage cheese, cream cheese, and sour cream is essential for this decadent, creamy spaghetti sauce.
• Cheese: Shredded Cheddar cheese is the perfect finishing touch for this million dollar spaghetti.
  

  How to Make Million Dollar Spaghetti

  You’ll find the full, step-by-step recipe below — but here’s a brief overview of what you can expect when you make million dollar spaghetti:

  1. Boil the spaghetti in salted water, then drain and set aside.
  2. Cook the beef on the stove and discard the grease. Transfer to a bowl and mix in the spaghetti sauce.
  3. Prepare the baking dish, then spread half of the noodles in the bottom.
  4. Top with the mixture of cottage cheese, cream cheese, and sour cream.
  5. Cover with remaining spaghetti and butter.
  6. Pour the beef mixture over the spaghetti and spread in an even layer.
  7. Bake for 30 minutes, top with Cheese, and continue baking until the cheese is melted.

  

  How to Store Million Dollar Spaghetti

  Store your leftover million dollar spaghetti in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to five days. Reheat in the oven or in the microwave.

  Ingredients

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  Original recipe (1X) yields 8 servings

  • 1 (8 ounce) package spaghetti
  • 1 pound lean ground beef
  • 1 (16 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce
  • ½ cup butter, sliced – divided
  • 1 (8 ounce) container cottage cheese
  • 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
  • ¼ cup sour cream
  • 1 (8 ounce) package shredded sharp Cheddar cheese

  Directions

  1. Gather all ingredients and preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

     

  2. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook spaghetti in boiling water until cooked through but firm to the bite, about 8 to 12 minutes. Drain.

     

  3. While the pasta is cooking, heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease.

     

  4. Transfer to a bowl and mix in spaghetti sauce.

     

  5. Place 1/2 of the butter slices into the bottom of a 9×13-inch casserole dish. Spread 1/2 of the spaghetti into the dish.

     

  6. Mix cottage cheese, cream cheese, and sour cream together in a bowl; spread mixture over spaghetti.

     

  7. Cover with remaining spaghetti and top with remaining slices of butter.

     

  8. Pour ground beef mixture over spaghetti and spread in an even layer.

     

  9. Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Spread Cheddar cheese on top and continue baking until cheese has melted and is lightly browned, about 15 minutes more.

     

  10. Enjoy!