Baked Spaghetti Recipe: Easy and Delicious!

This baked spaghetti recipe is one of my go to's when it comes to italian food. This recipe is just a different take on a simple spaghetti meal. You will need the following ingredients:

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Recipe:

1 jar of spaghetti meat sauce (I use homcanned)

1/2 pound of spaghetti or your favorite pasta

2 cups of mozzarella cheese

1 cup of parmesan cheese

Optional: 1 cup of ricotta or cottage cheese

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.

Cook the pasta according to the package directions. Drain.

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When the pasta is cooked through add the spaghetti sauce and 1 cup of mozzarella and 1/2 cup of parmesan cheese and stir until this is mixed together. Tip If you are adding the ricotta or cottage cheese go ahead and add it now.

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Pour this mixture into a greased 9 x 9 baking dish and then add the other cup of mozzarella cheese and the 1/2 cup of parmesan cheese evenly over the top.

Bake this for 30 -35 minutes or until the spaghetti is heated throughout and the cheese is brown and bubbly.

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Remove from the oven and let rest for 5 - 10 minutes before serving. Enjoy!

Note: You can make you own spaghetti meat sauce if you do not like the store bought versions. Just use 1/2 pound of ground chuck, 1/2 onion, 1 clove of minced garlic and your favorite marinara sauce.

I like to serve this baked spaghetti with a side salad and a nice piece of garlic toast.