Million Dollar Spaghetti

 

Million Dollar Spaghetti

Ingredients

Cooking spray

1 lb. uncooked spaghetti

12 oz. ground sirloin

12 oz. bulk mild or hot italian sausage

1 cup chopped yellow onion (from 1 small [7 oz.] onion)

1 tsp. finely chopped garlic (from 1 medium garlic clove)

1 (32-oz.) jar marinara sauce (such as Rao’s), divided

2 Tbsp. unsalted butter

1 (8-oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened

1 cup whole milk ricotta cheese (from 1 [15-oz.] container)

1 1/2 oz. Parmesan cheese, shredded (about 1/2 cup)

4 oz. low-moisture part-skim mozzarella cheese, shredded (about 1 cup)

Chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

Directions

Prepare oven and pan:

Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat a 9- x 13-inch baking dish with cooking spray; set aside.

Cook the spaghetti:

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high. Add spaghetti, and cook according to package directions. Drain pasta, and return to pot.

Make the meat sauce:

While pasta cooks, heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high. Add ground sirloin and sausage. Cook, breaking up meat into smaller pieces with a wooden spoon and stirring occasionally, until meat is browned and no longer pink, about 6 minutes.

Add onion and garlic:

Add onion and garlic to meat mixture; cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is translucent, about 4 minutes.

Add marinara:

Stir 3 1/2 cups of the marinara into meat mixture. Remove from heat.

Add butter and marinara to pasta:

Add butter and remaining 1/2 cup marinara to pasta in pot.

Toss until butter is melted. 

Transfer mixture to prepared baking dish.

Make cheese mixture:

Stir together cream cheese, ricotta, and Parmesan in a small bowl until smooth.

Spread evenly over pasta mixture in baking dish.

Add meat sauce:

Top pasta mixture with meat sauce.

Sprinkle evenly with mozzarella.

 

Bake the spaghetti:

Bake in preheated oven until sauce is bubbling and cheese is golden, about 30 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes.

Garnish with parsley, and serve.