{"id":3337,"date":"2026-04-08T23:54:53","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T23:54:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=3337"},"modified":"2026-04-08T23:54:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T23:54:53","slug":"million-dollar-spaghetti-casserole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/08\/million-dollar-spaghetti-casserole\/","title":{"rendered":"Million Dollar Spaghetti Casserole"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Million Dollar Spaghetti Casserole<\/h2>\n<p>A rich, cheesy, ultra-comforting baked pasta dish that tastes like a million bucks<\/p>\n<h3>\u00a0Ingredients:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1 lb ground beef<\/li>\n<li>1 jar (24 oz) spaghetti sauce<\/li>\n<li>8 oz cream cheese, softened<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 cup sour cream<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup cottage cheese (or ricotta)<\/li>\n<li>8 oz spaghetti pasta<\/li>\n<li>2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese<\/li>\n<li>2 tbsp butter<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp garlic powder<\/li>\n<li>Salt &amp; black pepper to taste<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0Instructions:<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Cook the pasta<\/strong><br \/>\nBoil spaghetti in salted water according to package instructions. Drain and set aside.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Prepare the meat sauce<\/strong><br \/>\nIn a skillet, cook ground beef over medium heat until browned.<br \/>\nDrain excess fat, then add spaghetti sauce. Simmer for 5\u20137 minutes.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Make the creamy layer<\/strong><br \/>\nIn a bowl, mix:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cream cheese<\/li>\n<li>Sour cream<\/li>\n<li>Cottage cheese<\/li>\n<li>Garlic powder<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Stir until smooth and well combined.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Assemble the casserole<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F (175\u00b0C)<\/li>\n<li>Grease a baking dish<\/li>\n<li>Spread <strong>half of the spaghetti<\/strong> on the bottom<\/li>\n<li>Add the <strong>cream cheese mixture<\/strong> evenly<\/li>\n<li>Top with remaining spaghetti<\/li>\n<li>Pour meat sauce over everything<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Add the cheese<\/strong><br \/>\nSprinkle mozzarella and Parmesan on top.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bake<\/strong><br \/>\nBake uncovered for <strong>30\u201335 minutes<\/strong>, until bubbly and golden.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rest &amp; serve<\/strong><br \/>\nLet it sit for 10 minutes before serving (this helps it set).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>\u00a0Tips:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Add pepperoni slices or cooked sausage for extra flavor<\/li>\n<li>Use ricotta instead of cottage cheese for a smoother texture<\/li>\n<li>Broil for 2\u20133 minutes at the end for a crispy cheesy top<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Million Dollar Spaghetti Casserole A rich, cheesy, ultra-comforting baked pasta dish that tastes like a million bucks \u00a0Ingredients: 1 lb&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3338,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3337","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3337","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3337"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3337\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3339,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3337\/revisions\/3339"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3338"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3337"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3337"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3337"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}