I love to make this beef spaghetti casserole or my chicken spaghetti casserole when I’m just looking for an easy dinner that can feed a handful of people. There’s something pretty comforting about pulling out a baked spaghetti dish for dinner- especially when it’s cold and blustery outside. It’s so easy to make it all at once, and spaghetti is extra good when there is plenty of cheese melted into it!
Ingredients displayed:
dry spaghetti noodles ground beef onion garlic cream cheese marinara sauce sour cream Italian seasoning sugar salt/pepper mozzarella cheese Parmesan cheese fresh parsley
How to make Beef Spaghetti Casserole:
The full, printable recipe is at the end of this post. In a large pot, cook the beef, onion and garlic together. Stir in cream cheese. Then stir in the marinara sauce, sour cream, Italian seasoning, sugar, salt and pepper. Cook the spaghetti noodles until al dente. Stir the cooked noodles into the meat mixture in the pot. Then stir in mozzarella cheese and Parmesan cheese.
Transfer the mixture to a 9×13-inch baking dish. Sprinkle more mozzarella cheese and Parmesan cheese on top.
Bake, uncovered, for about 20 minutes- until everything is all melted and warmed through.
If you would like to put it under the broiler for a few minutes at the end, that’s okay too. That’ll brown the top of the beef spaghetti casserole. Sprinkle fresh parsley on top to make everything look pretty!
Spoon out individual servings. Top with additional Parmesan cheese, if you’d like. Serve with salad and bread for a complete meal. Enjoy!
Here are a few more casserole recipes you might like to try:
Tex Mex Black Eyed Pea Casserole Chicken Enchilada Casserole Chicken Parmesan Casserole Beef Burrito Casserole Easy Tater Tot Casserole
