Everyone loves a good spaghetti night, but the next slot on your menu deserves a bit of a step up. Lotsa Mozzarrella Spaghetti Bake is made for a big crew and trust us, your family will love it and never look back. It has lotsa the fan-favorites like savory tomato sauce and well-seasoned ground beef, but the melted gooeyness of the mozzarella basically takes this noodley-oodley goodness to a whole new level. The next time you want to impress your crew, take just a few minutes to bake up Lotsa Mozzarella Spaghetti Bake and create a mouthwatering, never-boring spaghetti extravaganza! Mama Mia… you will be a dinnertime hero!
Ingredients
- 8 ounces spaghetti, uncooked, broken into thirds
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup whole milk
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 pound ground beef
- 1/2 pound bulk Italian sausage
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1/4 cup green pepper, chopped
- 1 (14-ounce) jar meatless spaghetti sauce
- 1 (8-ounce) can tomato sauce
- 1-2 cups part-skim mozzarella cheese, shredded
Directions
Step 1 –Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Step 2 –Grease a 13×9-inch baking dish.
Step 3 –In a large pot of salted boiling water, cook the spaghetti to al dente, according to the package directions. Drain the spaghetti and let it cool slightly.
Step 4 –While the spaghetti cooks, in a large bowl, beat the egg, the milk, and the salt together.
Step 5 –Add the cooled spaghetti to the egg mixture and toss to coat.
Step 6 –Pour the spaghetti mixture into the prepared baking dish.
Step 7 –In a large skillet, cook the beef, the sausage, the onion, and the green pepper over medium heat, while crumbling the meat, until the meat is no longer pink.
Step 8 –Stir the spaghetti sauce and the tomato sauce into the meat mixture and spoon it over the spaghetti mixture.
Step 9 –Bake the spaghetti mixture, uncovered, for 20 minutes.
Step 10 –Sprinkle the spaghetti mixture with the cheese and bake until the cheese has melted, about 10 minutes.
Step 11 –Let the spaghetti mixture stand for 10 minutes.
Step 12 –Serve.
