Million Dollar Spaghetti

lalala...
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Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 25-30 minutes

Total Time: approx. 45 minutes

Yield: 8

Source: My Incredible Recipes (website)

Ingredients:

• 1 16 oz package spaghetti
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1 16 oz jar spaghetti sauce
• 1/2 stick butter
• 1 cup whole milk cottage cheese
• 1 8 oz package cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 2 Tbsp olive oil
• 1/2 onion, diced
• 1/2 tsp fresh parsley
• 1 8 oz package shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1 8 oz package shredded cheddar cheese
• 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Cook spaghetti al dente, according to package directions. Then cut butter into small cubes and toss with spaghetti, set aside.
3. In a large skillet, add olive oil and diced onions. Then cook onions over medium/high heat, until translucent and softened.

 
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4. Add ground beef and cook until browned. Drain if necessary.

 
5. Add spaghetti sauce and parsley, mixing to combine well. Simmer over low heat for 5 minutes.

 
6. In a large bowl, combine sour cream, cottage cheese, and cream cheese. Stir to combine.

 

 

 

 
7. In a small bowl, combine mozzarella, cheddar, and Parmesan cheeses.

 

 
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8. Add spaghetti to cream cheese mixture and toss until well coated.

 

 

 
9. Add half of the cheese mixture and stir again.

 

 
10. Place spaghetti mixture into 9 x 13 pan. Add 3/4 meat sauce mixture. Stir to combine.

 

 

 

 
11. Top pasta with remaining meat sauce and cheese.

 

 
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12. Bake for 25 minutes or until cheese is melted and bubbly. Enjoy!

 

 

 

 

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corkey2

August 24, 20160 found this helpful

That recipe is a heart attack waiting to happen. All carbs and fat. Very expensive to make also

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Helmut

August 30, 20191 found this helpful

My mother used to make that in the 50's and 60's. No spaghetti sauce in those days, but tomato paste. Instead of spaghetti noodles she used the fine Vermicelli, and of course did not use all those cheeses. I remember a thin layer of cottage cheese mixed with Oregano and a sour cream layer mixed with parsley. The meat and onion and fat was on top of the color layers, and covered with a bit of cheese. The result was colorful layers like a fancy cake and very tasty.

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We always begged for it, but because we were on a tight budget from building our house, she made it only once month.
Sometimes mom used fresh mushrooms, that we picked, and cut up farmer sausage instead of ground beef. That was even better than with ground beef.
Thanks to the reduction of all the expensive ingredients, the result was firm and did not slump when a triangle was cut out for a serving. Sure was good!

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lalala...
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August 25, 20164 found this helpful

It is all about how often you eat something, portion control, and eating a well balanced meal. It is certainly no worse than many of the foods people eat.

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All of these ingredients are frequently on sale and generic work just fine. It was surprisingly inexpensive to make. Plus it makes a lot of servings and can be frozen for future meals. I have a family of 5 and got 3 meals out of it. :)

It makes a great potluck dish too!

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Robyn

August 26, 20161 found this helpful

This is absolutely delicious looking!!!!!!!!!!!

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mccrayjac
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September 5, 20161 found this helpful

This looks and sounds great!!! Very easy to make, portion control is the key!!!

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Jess
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September 20, 20161 found this helpful

Yum, this sounds great! It would be easy to lighten up if people are worried about the cheese. I think my family will love it, although I would have to substitute the ground beef for something else. Maybe mushrooms?

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