Two Meat, Two Cheese Baked Spaghetti & Meatballs
Grab a bag of meatballs, ground beef and let’s kick our baked spaghetti up a notch! Try this easy Two Meat, Two Cheese Baked Spaghetti & Meatballs recipe for a welcome change!
My husband would love it if I cooked spaghetti at least once a week. I have never seen anyone who loves spaghetti as much as he does!
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Two meats and two cheeses create a scrumptious flavor combination in my easy recipe for baked spaghetti.
Do you remember eating spaghetti in school? I always looked forward to spaghetti day for some reason. We used to have fund raiser dinners for the Parent Teacher Organization and often those would be spaghetti dinners with a huge turn out.
“The secret is in the sauce!” Do you remember that line from the movie Fried Green Tomatoes?
I like to melt the cheese on top until it is just beginning to brown. Who else loves that bite of crusted cheese on top? You don’t have to do that. Just remove it from the oven a little bit sooner if you are not a fan of crusty cheese like me!
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Layer beginning and ending with the spaghetti noodles. Reserve about 1 cup of the cheese mixture for the topping. When the dish is hot and bubbly, remove from oven, top with cheese and return to oven just long enough to melt the cheese on top.
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It’s always nice to get compliments from my precious husband when I get his seal of approval on a meal.
I implemented a mealtime rule at our house many years ago. Everyone is required to say something nice about the meal even if they didn’t like it. No rules required for this Two Meat, Two Cheese Baked Spaghetti & Meatballs dinner!
Baked Spaghetti & Meatballs
Ingredients
- 1 lb. ground beef or turkey
- 1 pkg. frozen meatballs 24 oz.
- 1 Jar of your favorite spaghetti sauce
- 1 can 14.5 oz. can Italian style diced tomatoes (do not drain)
- 8 oz. shredded parmesan cheese
- 8 oz. mozzarella cheese
- 8 oz. box spaghetti noodles
Instructions
- Brown and drain the ground meat.
- Place the meatballs into the same skillet you browned the ground meat in and cook on medium just until thawed.
- Add the ground meat back into the skillet with the meatballs.
- Pour your spaghetti sauce and tomatoes into the meat mixture and cook on medium until heated through, stirring occasionally.
- Meanwhile, boil your spaghetti noodles and drain.
- Spray your baking dish to prevent sticking.
- Layer the ingredients in your baking dish beginning with the noodles, then meat sauce mixture then mozzarella and finally parmesan. (Reserve enough cheese for topping.)
- Repeat this layering until all ingredients are used.
- Bake at 350° approximately 25 minutes or until hot and bubbly.
- Remove from oven, top with remaining cheese and return to oven just long enough to melt the cheese.
- Serve and enjoy!
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Oh my, this looks so good! Thanks for sharing at What’d You Do This Weekend? I hope you will join us again this Monday!
This looks yummy and easy! Definitely a great option for a busy week night!
This looks amazing! You are so talented. Pinned and tweeted. Thanks for being a part of our party. I hope to see you tonight at 7 pm. Happy Monday! Lou Lou Girls
How funny. We just had spaghetti for dinner last night. We eat it almost once weekly since it’s so easy to make. Your bake is a nice twist on an already loved meal.
I think my hubby would be fine if I made spaghetti once a week! He loves it. That’s a good thing since it is an easily prepared dish, with any recipe.
I have a favorite baked spaghetti recipe I’ve been making for years. It’s different from yours, so the next time I make it I’m going to try your version. My husband will love that it has 2 meats! I can see this one becoming a favorite at my house.
Men do seem to love anything with plenty of meat, don’t they! It has become a favorite for both of us.