# Million Dollar Spaghetti

A rich and cheesy baked spaghetti dish with Italian sausage, ground beef, marinara sauce, and a creamy cheese mixture.

- Total time: 30 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 0.5 pound Italian sausage
- 0.5 pound ground beef
- salt
- pepper
- 1 diced onion
- 3 minced garlic cloves
- 1 jar marinara sauce
- spaghetti
- 1 block softened cream cheese
- 1 cup cottage cheese
- 0.25 cup sour cream
- 8 oz block mozzarella cheese
- 1 handful Parmesan
- 1 handful parsley

## Instructions

1. Start browning a half pound of Italian sausage and a half pound of ground beef in a hot oiled pan.
2. Break up the meat, season it with salt and pepper, brown it and then drain it.
3. Add one diced onion and three minced garlic cloves to the pan and stir them up.
4. Cook the onions and garlic for a few minutes until the onions are soft.
5. Add one jar of your favorite marinara sauce and stir until everything is coated.
6. Set the meat mixture aside.
7. Cook the spaghetti.
8. In a mixing bowl, add one block of softened cream cheese, one cup of cottage cheese, and a quarter cup of sour cream.
9. Mix all the cheese ingredients until beautifully combined, using a tiny spatula.
10. Ploop half of the cooked spaghetti into the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish.
11. Spread the cream cheese mixture on top of the spaghetti.
12. Put the rest of the noodles on top of the cream cheese mixture.
13. Ploop the meat mixture on top of the noodles.
14. Shred and spread an 8 oz block of mozzarella cheese on top.
15. Sprinkle a handful of Parmesan on top.
16. Throw the whole thing in the oven at 350 for about 30 minutes.
17. If you have parsley, throw it on top.
18. Let the dish cool down before serving.
19. Once cooled, cut a piece out with a spatula and serve on a plate.

## Equipment

- hot oiled pan
- 9x13 baking dish
- mixing bowl
- tiny whisk
- tiny spatula
- oven
- spatula
- fork

## Tips

- Let the spaghetti cool down before serving as it is hot and bubbly.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/reel/1579679646612513/?fs=e&mibextid=wwXIfr&fs=e
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/58c66df0-e7cd-4ff5-aa99-810c56ca46fb
- Extracted: 2026-01-29

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