Spaghetti Casserole

I ran across this recipe a few times recently and decided to try it, and it was a hit! So here is how it is made.

First start by having spaghetti sauce heated, I used frozen sauce that I had previously made and added ground beef. (I will blog homemade sauce another time). It is OK to brown hamburger and use a large jar of your favorite sauce. Next I started boiling water for 1 pound of spaghetti, drain add back to pan with butter to prevent noodles from sticking. Chop one onion and set out a brick of cream cheese.




Next, brown onions with olive oil, salt and pepper. When onions are soft add the cream cheese and 2 tsp of milk unitl melted and creamy.

Add a thin layer of sauce to a 9x13 pan. I spray with cooking spray and prefer Pyrex glass pans, however, anything will work.

Next add the cooked noodles in a thin layer.

Then add the cream cheese mixture in a thin even layer.

Followed by the final layer of sauce and parmesean cheese and bake at 375 for about 40 minutes until brown and bubbly. The last 5 minutes of cooking pull out of the oven and add a thin layer of French's french fried onions.

This is the finished result. Absolutely YUMMY!