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Family casserole cookin’
The kids LOVE this. One of these casseroles feeds 6-7, and you can usually count on some leftovers, too. I like to double the sauce and freeze half so I have an easy dinner backup plan on hand…
Cheesy Spaghetti Bake
Ingredients
- 1 lb. ground beef
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 1 small jar prepared spaghetti sauce
- 1 box cooked spaghetti
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 teaspoons flour
- 3/4 cup evaporated milk
- 2 cups sharp cheddar cheese
- 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese
Directions
Grease 9"x13" pan. Brown meat and onions; drain. Add spaghetti sauce. (Here I like to doctor it up with some olive oil, crumbled basil and red wine to taste.
Simmer. If I've doubled recipe, I prep half of the sauce for the freezer and let the rest simmer a bit.
Break spaghetti in thirds, cook, drain and rinse. Stir cooked spaghetti into prepared sauce.
Melt butter in small pan. Stir in flour. Slowly add milk. Cook until thick. Add 1 cup of cheddar cheese and Parmesan cheese. Stir until melted.Smooth one-half of sauce/spaghetti mixture into baking pan; spoon the cheese sauce on top and then add remaining sauce/spaghetti mixture as top layer. Top with remaining cup of cheddar cheese. Bake at 350F for 20 to 25 minutes.
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