Baked Cream Cheese Spaghetti

By chelseap09

You'll find a depth of flavor not found in "normal" cooked Spaghetti with this Baked Cream Cheese Spaghetti version. The extra step is worth well worth it. Enjoy!

Ingredients

• 12 ounces spaghetti
• 1 jar (28-ounce) prepared spaghetti sauce
• 1 pound lean ground beef
• 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 8 ounces cream cheese
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated

Details

Servings 6
Preparation time 10mins
Cooking time 40mins
Adapted from plainchicken.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350°F.

In a skillet, brown the ground beef until cooked through; drain fat and stir in spaghetti sauce. Set aside.

Cook spaghetti according to directions on packet. Drain and place cooked spaghetti in bowl. Add cream cheese, Italian Seasoning and minced garlic. Stir until cream cheese is melted and the spaghetti is thoroughly coated.

Lightly grease a 9x13" pan. Spread a small amount of meat sauce in the bottom of the dish. Put spaghetti on top of sauce and top with remaining meat sauce. Sprinkle parmesan cheese on top.

Bake for 30 minutes, until bubbly.