Baked Spaghetti for Two is crammed with tender pasta, floor beef, marinara and alfredo sauce with some melty mozzarella all baked collectively!
AN EASY PASTA DINNER IN UNDER AN HOUR
I can’t be the one one who makes spaghetti however makes sufficient to feed a whole village of individuals, proper?! It doesn’t matter what I strive, I’m all the time making extra spaghetti than I really want. This scrumptious Baked Spaghetti for Two is sufficient for 2 individuals for dinner and a bit bit for leftovers (however not a ton like normal recipes) and even for 2 individuals to have very beneficiant servings or sufficient for common measurement servings for a household of 4. It’s a hearty and comforting meal the place the meat sauce is extraordinarily flavorful and pairs completely with the creamy spaghetti within the backside. Straightforward, scrumptious and comforting!
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
Nope! When you don’t wish to use floor beef, you possibly can simply customise this and swap it out to your wants. Strive making it with Italian sausage, floor turkey, or floor rooster as a substitute or go meatless and make this with none floor meat in any respect.
Similar to the bottom beef, you possibly can commerce out the spaghetti for some other pasta of your alternative. Be happy to do that with rigatoni, penne, linguini, and many others.
Strive including ½ cup of ricotta to the noodle combination to make it additional tacky.
You might add some spinach or diced veggies to the combo as nicely.
A mixture of provolone and mozzarella could be incredible as a cheese topping.
Like I discussed earlier than, it’s very easy to over measure when making something with pasta. I nearly all the time over do it. However, with this recipe, you solely want rather less than half of a 1 pound field of spaghetti. Don’t fear although, in case you by accident over measure if you’re making your baked dish, you possibly can repair it. This recipe makes use of a variety of sauce, so that you’ll nonetheless have loads of sauce to work with. Nonetheless, in case you really feel such as you want extra, you need to have some leftover spaghetti or Alfredo sauce in your jars to work with too. Simply be sure to don’t overfill your baking dish.
Any leftover sauce you will have will be saved for serving too. I take pleasure in having a bit additional sauce for serving and for dipping my Garlic Bread into!
Hold leftovers in an hermetic container within the fridge for as much as 3 days, or you possibly can freeze them for as much as 3 months. I really like pasta leftovers. This particular recipe is GREAT when reheated the following day, making it excellent for lunch leftovers.
Reheat your leftovers within the microwave or within the oven, lined in foil.
INGREDIENTS NEEDED: (SEE RECIPE CARD BELOW FOR THE FULL RECIPE)
- spaghetti – see above within the Often Requested Query part on how finest to measure the quantity of spaghetti you want.
- floor beef – that is additionally scrumptious with Italian sausage. See above for different solutions.
- Italian seasoning
- garlic powder
- onion powder
- grated parmesan cheese – I simply use the stuff within the inexperienced bottle. You should use freshly shredded as nicely.
- jarred marinara – I used Rao’s Marinara, however any model will work. You might even make your personal Marinara Sauce. See my above Often Requested Query part on what to do with any leftover sauce.
- jarred Alfredo sauce– Once more, I used Rao’s Alfredo sauce, however any model will work. When you’re as much as it, you could possibly make your personal Do-it-yourself Alfredo Sauce. This recipe is tremendous customizable.
- shredded mozzarella cheese
HOW TO MAKE BAKED SPAGHETTI FOR TWO
Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray an 8×8-inch baking dish with cooking spray and put aside. Cook dinner the spaghetti per the instructions on the again of the package deal to al dente, and drain nicely. Whereas the spaghetti is cooking, add the bottom beef to a big skillet over medium warmth. Cook dinner and crumble till there isn’t any pink left, 8-10 minutes. Drain any extra grease.
Add half of the Italian seasoning, garlic powder, onion powder, and parmesan cheese to the skillet and stir till mixed. Add within the spaghetti sauce, stir to mix, then take off the warmth.
In a big bowl, stir collectively the cooked spaghetti, the Alfredo sauce, and the remaining ½ teaspoon of Italian seasoning. Add the alfredo lined spaghetti to the underside of the baking dish.
Clean out the meat sauce on prime of the spaghetti. Sprinkle the cheese on prime.
Cowl with nonstick foil, or spray a chunk of foil with nonstick cooking spray and bake for half-hour or till the cheese is totally melted and it’s bubbly alongside the sides. Enable to chill for 10 minutes to arrange and serve.
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Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray an 8×8-inch baking dish with cooking spray and put aside.
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Cook dinner 6 ounces spaghetti per the instructions on the again of the package deal to al dente, and drain nicely.
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Whereas the spaghetti is cooking, add 1/2 pound floor beef to a big skillet over medium warmth. Cook dinner and crumble till there isn’t any pink left, 8-10 minutes. Drain any extra grease.
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Add ½ teaspoon of Italian seasoning, 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder, 1/4 teaspoon onion powder and 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese to the skillet and stir till mixed.
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Add in 1 1/2 cups jarred marinara sauce, stir to mix, then take off the warmth.
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In a big bowl, stir collectively the cooked spaghetti, 1 cup jarred alfredo sauce and the remaining ½ teaspoon of Italian seasoning.
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Add the alfredo lined spaghetti to the underside of the baking dish.
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Clean out the meat sauce on prime of the spaghetti.
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Sprinkle 1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese on prime.
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Cowl with nonstick foil, or spray a chunk of foil with nonstick cooking spray and bake for half-hour or till the cheese is totally melted and it’s bubbly alongside the sides.
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Enable to chill for 10 minutes to arrange and serve.
- Please discuss with my FAQ’s (Often Requested Questions) and ingredient listing above for different substitutions or for the solutions to the most typical questions.
- This will serve 2-4 servings relying in your serving measurement.
Energy: 1180kcal | Carbohydrates: 82g | Protein: 59g | Fats: 67g | Sodium: 2532mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 12g
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