Best + Quick + Easy + Delicious: Baked Spaghetti — Cookin’ with Mack

Today's recipe is one another of my families favorites!

I've received some really tasty sounding recipes from listeners, but I still need more so I don't ruin my New Year's resolution to cook more! If you have a casserole, crock pot, or grill recipe you think my limited skills can handle submit it below!

Today's Tip:
This week I learned that you don't wanna cross contaminate! When shopping, experts recommend keeping raw meat, seafood and poultry in separate bags to keep juices from contaminating perishables, and to wash hands, cutting boards, dishes & utensils after they have come in contact with any of these. Also NEVER place cooked food on something that held draw meat, poultry or seafood.

Baked Spaghetti Ingredients:

• 1/2 Pound of Italian Sausage or Hamburger
• 1/4 Cup Chopped Onion (I use onion powder)
• 1 2/3 Cup (15oz.) Spaghetti Sauce
• 6 oz. Spaghetti
• 4 Tsp. Flour
• 1/4 Tsp. Salt
• 2 Tsp. Butter
• 3/4 Cup Evaporated milk
• 1/3 Cup Water
• 1 Cup Shredded Cheese
• 2 Tbsp. Parmesan Cheese

Instructions:

1. Preheat over to 350°
2. Bring water to a boil, and break spaghetti into thirds, and cook according to package, rinse & drain.
3. Brown Meat and onion, drain the fat, add spaghetti sauce, simmer for 10 minutes.
4. Mix meat sauce & noodles together.
5. Melt butter in sauce pan, add flour, stir until thick, then add salt, milk and water, along with 1/2 of the shredded cheese and Parmesan cheese, then stir until melted.
6. Layer as follows in an 8x8 baking dish:
   1. 1/2 of noodle mix
   2. All of cheese sauce
   3. Remaining noodle mix
   4. Top with remaining cheese
7. Bake for 20 to 40 minutes

This recipe was given to me by my Doula after Dalton was born, so there are fond memories attached to it for us. We hope you'll like it as much as we do and if you have one you think my family would enjoy, submit it here and if I use it for this feature you'll win a wonderful prize for your kitchen!