# Million Dollar Spaghetti

A baked pasta dish with layers of spaghetti, meat sauce, and a creamy cheese mixture, topped with mozzarella and parmesan cheese.

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

## Ingredients

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

## Instructions

1. Add half a pound of Italian sausage and half a pound of ground beef to a hot oiled pan, break it up and season with salt and pepper. Brown it and drain it.
2. Add one diced onion and three minced garlic cloves to the pan and stir until the onions are soft.
3. Add one jar of marinara sauce, stir and set aside.
4. In a 9x13 baking dish, layer half of the cooked spaghetti.
5. In a mixing bowl combine one block of softened cream cheese, one cup of cottage cheese, and a quarter cup of sour cream; mix with a spatula until combined.
6. Spread the cream cheese mixture on top of the spaghetti.
7. Layer the remaining spaghetti on top of the cream cheese mixture.
8. Add the meat mixture on top of the noodles.
9. Shred eight ounces of mozzarella cheese and spread it over the meat sauce. Sprinkle a handful of parmesan cheese on top.
10. Bake at 350 for about 30 minutes.
11. Let it cool down and then serve.

## Equipment

- cast iron skillet
- countertop burner
- 9x13 baking dish
- mixing bowl
- whisk
- spatula

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8jkDCqT/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/ae2c4ac1-4adc-42f3-966b-59c8ca79ea39
- Extracted: 2025-04-10

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