# Baked Spaghetti

This is a recipe for baked spaghetti, prepared as a freezer meal for postpartum convenience.

- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 pound ground beef
- 0.5 chopped white onion
- 1 pound box spaghetti
- 1 jar marinara sauce
- alfredo sauce
- mozzarella cheese

## Instructions

1. Brown a pound of ground beef with a half a chopped white onion.
2. Cook a one-pound box of spaghetti.
3. Drain the cooked meat using paper towels.
4. Season the meat as preferred and add in a jar of marinara sauce, then let it simmer.
5. Drain the cooked spaghetti.
6. Add the drained spaghetti back to the pot and mix in some Alfredo sauce.
7. Pour the spaghetti and Alfredo sauce mixture into a greased 9x12 baking dish.
8. Top the spaghetti with the meat mixture.
9. Top with mozzarella cheese without mixing it into the layers.
10. Cover the baking dish with foil, then saran wrap, and then another layer of foil.
11. Before freezing, write out what the dish is and how to cook it on the foil covering.

## Equipment

- pan
- pot
- spatula
- cutting board
- knife
- strainer
- 9x12 baking dish
- foil
- plastic wrap
- marker

## Tips

- This dish is good for up to 3 months when frozen.
- Thaw the dish in the fridge the day before cooking for even cooking.
- Do not mix the meat mixture and spaghetti in the baking dish; layer them and then top with cheese.
- When freezing, write the dish name and cooking instructions on the foil for easy reference.
- This recipe is ideal for postpartum meal prep.
- The meat can be seasoned to preference.
- The grease from the ground beef can be drained using paper towels if preferred, which is a controversial but effective method for some.
- The cooking instructions for the frozen dish are to bake it at 3500F for 40 minutes after thawing, covered with foil, then saran wrap, then more foil for freezing and then just foil for baking and then uncovered for the last 10 minutes to brown the cheese if desired..

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/@mealsandmunchies/video/7213776087623552302
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/64ff095c-e364-4b78-9fd5-f76349e16edf
- Extracted: 2025-06-22

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