# Million Dollar Spaghetti

A rich and satisfying baked spaghetti dish featuring a creamy cheese layer and a savory meat sauce, topped with melted mozzarella and parmesan.

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

## Ingredients

- 0.5 lb Italian sausage
- 0.5 lb 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 to the pan 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. Whisk or mix the cheese mixture until beautifully combined.
10. Ploop half of the cooked spaghetti into the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish.
11. Ploop 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 an 8 oz block of mozzarella cheese and spread it on top.
15. Sprinkle a handful of Parmesan cheese on top.
16. Throw the whole thing in the oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for about 30 minutes.
17. If you have parsley, throw it on top.
18. Let the spaghetti cool down before serving.
19. Get a spatula, cut a piece out, and put it on a plate.
20. Grab a fork and scoop up a big old bite.

## Equipment

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

## Tips

- Let the spaghetti cool down before serving to allow it to set.
- If you don't know how to "ploop" the cheese mixture, just spread it.

## Source

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- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/ee455461-7465-472b-9fa4-89505f50b748
- Extracted: 2026-03-06

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