Million Dollar Spaghetti is a spaghetti casserole with layers of noodles, cheese, and homemade meat sauce. It’s budget friendly, easy to make, and a meal the whole family will love.
Ingredients:
- 1 (8 ounce) package spaghetti
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 1 (16-ounce) jar spaghetti sauce
- ½ cup butter, sliced – divided
- 1 (8-ounce) container cottage cheese
- 1 (8-ounce) package of cream cheese, softened
- ¼ cup sour cream
- 1 (8-ounce) package of shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
Instructions:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil.
- Cook spaghetti in boiling water until cooked through but firm to the bite, about 12 minutes. Drain.
- Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Cook and stir beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease.
- Transfer to a bowl and mix in spaghetti sauce.
- Place 1/2 of the butter slices into the bottom of a 9×13-inch casserole dish.
- Spread 1/2 of the spaghetti into the dish.
- Mix cottage cheese, cream cheese, and sour cream in a bowl; spread mixture over spaghetti.
- Cover with remaining spaghetti and top with remaining slices of butter.
- Pour ground beef mixture over spaghetti and spread in an even layer.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes.
- Spread Cheddar cheese on top and continue baking until cheese has melted and is lightly browned, about 15 minutes more.