There are certain dishes I look forward to eating at places other than my home, like restaurants, church, and my grandmother’s place. I say this because I’ve never been sure I could master the art of cooking certain foods in my own kitchen, so I reached a conclusion that I didn’t have the skills, and that it was best for me to wait for the next invite to my grandmother’s house for her famous baked spaghetti rather than try and make it myself.
Sad, huh? Well sad no more! Turns out making baked spaghetti isn’t as daunting as I thought, and it doesn’t have to have a ton of ingredients to be delicious. From what I’ve been told, my grandmother’s baked spaghetti is a massive process. I like recipes that are short and simple. And ladies and gents, I am proud to present my 5 ingredient baked spaghetti casserole experiment, using leftover ingredients found in my kitchen.
Note: This 5-ingredient baked spaghetti is one of my earliest recipe concoctions. One special ingredient I initially used was a microwavable beef patty by Ball Park. I haven’t seen them in a very long time. If you’re looking to substitute, you can cook up half a pound or one pound of ground beef instead. Granted, this takes a little longer to prepare, but beef tastes amazing with pasta!
5 Ingredient Baked Spaghetti
Ingredients
- 45 oz pasta sauce
- 12 oz noodles
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
- 1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese, divided
- 1/2 pound ground beef, cooked
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Grease a 13×9 baking dish. Prepare pasta as directed on box. While the pasta cooks, cook and crumble the ground beef and drain the grease.
- Once the noodles are cooked, add pasta sauce and stir until combined. Transfer half of noodle mixture to dish. Sprinkle the crumbled beef on top along with 1/2 cup of each shredded cheese. Add the rest of the spaghetti followed by the remaining 1/2 cups of cheeses. Bake for 15 minutes or until cheese is melted.
Notes
- If you prefer more meat in your spaghetti, feel free to use one pound of ground beef instead of half.
- In my original recipe and photos, I used two Ball Park Microwavable Burger Patties, but they are no longer available.
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