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Million Dollar Spaghetti
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Million Dollar Spaghetti

If you close your eyes and take a bite of this spaghetti you’ll almost think you are eating lasagna.
Course Main
Cuisine American
Keyword spaghetti
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings 10 servings
Calories 497kcal
Author Based on a recipe from Gonna Want Seconds

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1 pound spaghetti
  • kosher salt
  • 2 24 ounce spaghetti sauce divided
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 medium sweet onion chopped
  • 1 pound sweet Italian sausage if using links remove the casings
  • 4 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 cup Ricotta cheese
  • 1 8 ounce cream cheese softened
  • ¼ cup sour cream
  • 3 teaspoons Italian Seasoning
  • 3 cups Mozzarella cheese shredded, divided
  • 1 stick butter cut into 16 thin pats, divided

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 F.
  • Cook the pasta according to the package instructions.
  • Drain and return the spaghetti to the pot you cooked it in and stir in one bottle of the spaghetti sauce. Set aside.
  • Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
  • Add the onion and cook for 5 minutes.
  • Crumble in the raw sausage and stir, cooking until the sausage is cooked through. I used a wooden spoon to help break up the sausage while it cooked.
  • Stir in the garlic and cook for 1 more minute.
  • Remove from heat and stir in the remaining jar of spaghetti sauce.
  • In a bowl, combine the Ricotta, cream cheese, sour cream, Italian seasoning and 1 cup of the Mozzarella.
  • Place 8 of the pieces of butter in the bottom of a 9" x 13" baking dish.
  • Place half of the spaghetti mix into the bottom of the dish. Use a spatula to spread it out evenly.
  • Add the cheese mixture and spread out evenly.
  • Add the remaining butter and then add the rest of the spaghetti mixture. Spread out evenly.
  • Add all of the tomato sauce mixture and spread out evenly.
  • Add the remaining mozzarella cheese.
  • Bake for 35-45 minutes until hot.
  • Let rest for 10 minutes before slicing.

Notes

Any leftover spaghetti freezes and reheats well.

Nutrition

Calories: 497kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 27g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 77mg | Sodium: 600mg | Potassium: 329mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 392IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 264mg | Iron: 2mg