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We had friends over a few weeks ago. It was very spontaneous and we went back and forth trying to decide whose house we would get together at. Turns out both my friend and I were thinking of making a spaghetti dish, because that’s what we had ingredients for. I’ll have to eat her version sometime. Here’s mine (actually a recipe my mom has made for years).
Here’s what you’ll need:
1 lb. ground beef
1 can Hunt’s spaghetti sauce
1 can tomato sauce, 15 oz
1 onion, diced
about 2 cups Mozzarella
generous shakes of oregano, basil, salt and pepper (optional)
8 oz spaghetti (the picture shows 16oz., but you only need 8oz)
Brown the meat with the onion. Drain the fat and rinse under hot water. Cook the spaghetti according to the package directions. Drain and stir it together with the meat, sauces and extra spices. Put it into a casserole dish and top with cheese. Bake at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes, or till hot and bubbly.
The pictures of the finished dish show a double recipe. I’m not sure what I was thinking making that much spaghetti. There were only 8 of us that night. We had spaghetti coming out our ears! We did have a great time together though.
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oh yummo….a great crowd pleaser for ]sure
The Baked Spaghettti looks great. I love making Baked Spaghetti from my left over spaghetti.. I also have been known to throw in some veggies, corn,zucchini, carrots, lil green pepper..
I have 12 people coming for dinner one night next week.. Thinking Baked Spaghetti.. although I promised them Breakfast for dinner the next time.. They come about once every 2 or 3 weeks.. and we have great fun!!
I am really hungry for the baked spaghetti now!! Thanks!
I love baked spaghetti. Yours looks so good right now.
It’s really too bad that my husband doesn’t like spaghetti because this looks soooo delicious! He doesn’t know what he’s missing!
This has to be one of my all time favorite bakes. Yours has me drooling!
Mmmm this sounds and looks sooo good!
I’d like to dive right into the middle of that stuff! yum
Ooooh! Can’t wait to try this. It looks really good.
I have made this especially when I don’t have spaghetti noodles.. I use other noodles… I have never added the hamburger but sometimes I put pepperoni…just a great easy meal.
This looks perfect! A must try.
I love pasta. I love Italian food. This looks yummy-licious!
Yum! This looks fabulous. Can’t wait to try it.
I made this two days ago, and it was a hit!! It did make alot, but I am big on freezing leftovers. I threw in a can of pureed carrots into the sauce! I am always hiding vegetables when I can. I am new to your website but I will definitely keep comin back. I linked you as well on my blog. Keep up the good work!!
Just wanted to come back and tell you… I made this for dinner last night and it was a hit! So yummy!
thanks!
Shannon, I’m so glad you liked it!
Oh my, that is gorgeous!
I have made this twice and it is absolutely delicious! I will never make regular spaghetti again! Thank you so much!
I am trying this for dinner tonight, i can’t wait until the kids try it.. It looks so yummy
This seems like a really good recipe. The food looks good. Can I try this recipe? I really do love pasta especially spaghetti.
Question: If you were to freeze this would you add the cheese before freezing or after it was thawed? Would the baking istructions stay the same if it was thawed-350 degrees for 30 minutes?
Thanks!!
Natalie, you can add the cheese before freezing. You’ll probably need to bake it longer. If it’s completely thawed, but cold from the fridge then 45 to an hour. You could also stick in the oven frozen, but that will take much longer. 1 1/2 – 2 hours, I’m guessing.
*I made this baked spaghetti 12/18/2011 and it was pretty good. Instead of the large can of spaghetti sauce, I used my favorite Bottled version. I think this would taste good if it had meatballs instead of ground beef.
Good recipe for potluck
What size casserole dish you do use?
I use 9×13 for 1 recipe of it. When I doubled it (which makes a lot!) I used a deeper dish that you see in the photo.
how many does this feed? I need to feed 199 people! I thought I was in “cooking for a crwod” website!
If you’re making the baked spaghetti for a lot of people, see the directions on this post. It will tell you how to make enough for 100 people. Of course, you’ll need to double that.
I made this tonight, and just threw the noodles into the cast iron pan I used to prep the sauce, meat and onions. Worked like a charm, and it was a big hit with my wife and son!
Is this the recipe from the Hunts Tomato Sauce can label from the 1960s?
If not, does anyone have that particular recipe?
I don’t know if it is or not. My mom gave me the recipe.