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Lotsa Mozzarella Spaghetti Bake

Time: 50 minutes

Yield: 8 servings

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Everyone loves a good spaghetti night, but the next slot on your menu deserves a bit of a step up. Lotsa Mozzarrella Spaghetti Bake is made for a big crew and trust us, your family will love it and never look back. It has lotsa the fan-favorites like savory tomato sauce and well-seasoned ground beef, but the melted gooeyness of the mozzarella basically takes this noodley-oodley goodness to a whole new level. The next time you want to impress your crew, take just a few minutes to bake up Lotsa Mozzarella Spaghetti Bake and create a mouthwatering, never-boring spaghetti extravaganza! Mama Mia... you will be a dinnertime hero!

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Ingredients

  • 8 ounces spaghetti, uncooked, broken into thirds
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/2 cup whole milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 pound ground beef
  • 1/2 pound bulk Italian sausage
  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • 1/4 cup green pepper, chopped
  • 1 (14-ounce) jar meatless spaghetti sauce
  • 1 (8-ounce) can tomato sauce
  • 1-2 cups part-skim mozzarella cheese, shredded

Directions

Step 1 -Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Step 2 -Grease a 13x9-inch baking dish.

Step 3 -In a large pot of salted boiling water, cook the spaghetti to al dente, according to the package directions. Drain the spaghetti and let it cool slightly.

Step 4 -While the spaghetti cooks, in a large bowl, beat the egg, the milk, and the salt together.

Step 5 -Add the cooled spaghetti to the egg mixture and toss to coat.

Step 6 -Pour the spaghetti mixture into the prepared baking dish.

Step 7 -In a large skillet, cook the beef, the sausage, the onion, and the green pepper over medium heat, while crumbling the meat, until the meat is no longer pink.

Step 8 -Stir the spaghetti sauce and the tomato sauce into the meat mixture and spoon it over the spaghetti mixture.

Step 9 -Bake the spaghetti mixture, uncovered, for 20 minutes.

Step 10 -Sprinkle the spaghetti mixture with the cheese and bake until the cheese has melted, about 10 minutes.

Step 11 -Let the spaghetti mixture stand for 10 minutes.

Step 12 -Serve.

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