SPAGHETTI CREAM CHEESE CASSEROLE

PINTEREST INSPIRATION ............. I TWEEKED SOME 

SPAGHETTI CREAM CHEESE CASSEROLE

Prep time

20 mins

Cook time

35 mins

Total time

55 mins

 

Ingredients

• 8 ounces uncooked spaghetti
• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 large can spaghetti sauce (26.5 ounces)
• 1 tablespoon butter
• ½ cup chopped green peppers
• ⅓ cup chopped onions
• 8 ounces cream cheese
• 2 tablespoons milk
• Fresh grated Parmesan cheese
• French-fried onions (small can)
• Instructions
  1. Cook spaghetti according to directions on the package. Cook to al dente, drain and set aside.
  2. Brown ground beef. Drain excess grease. Add spaghetti sauce to skillet and heat.
  3. Combine onions, peppers and butter in small glass bowl. Cover and microwave 4 minutes on HIGH until soft.
  4. Add cream cheese and milk to vegetables and stir well. (If cream cheese is not soft, nuke it for 20-30 seconds to make it easy to spread.)
  5. Using a 12 x 8-inch baking dish (or something close), assemble in the following order: thin layer of spaghetti sauce, cooked spaghetti, cream cheese/vegetable mixture, remaining spaghetti sauce, parmesan cheese (amount subject to your own taste)
  6. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes. Top with french-fried onions and continue baking 5 more minutes. (This is the secret ingredient–don’t let them burn.)

 

NOTE: I SUBSTITUTED THE PARMESAN AND FRENCH FRIED ONIONS FOR SHREDDED YELLOW CHEESE AND SINCE I DIDNT HAVE GREEN BELL PEPPER, I PUT IN DICED CELERY AND 1 DICED SMALL ORANGE AND 1 DICED SMALL GREEN JALEPENO PEPPER ........ AND HERE IS HOW IT ACTUALLY TURNED OUT:

...............................I ATE SOME WITH FRIEDONION RINGS ,RANCH DRESSING OVER THE ONION RINGS