Million dollar spaghetti is the perfect combination of noodles, lean ground beef sauce, cottage cheese, cream cheese, and sour cream. It's unbelievably good! Serve with garlic bread and salad.
Ingredients
- spaghetti: 1 pack (8 ounce pack)
- lean ground beef: 1 pound
- spaghetti sauce: 1 jar (16 ounce jar)
- butter: 0.5 cup (sliced, divided)
- cottage cheese: 1 container (8 ounce container)
- cream cheese: 1 pack (8 ounce pack, softened)
- sour cream: 0.25 cup
- sharp Cheddar cheese: 1 pack (8 ounce pack, shredded)
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Stages of cooking
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Gather all ingredients and preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook spaghetti in boiling water until cooked through but firm to the bite, about 8 to 12 minutes. Drain. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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While the pasta is cooking, heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Transfer to a bowl and mix in spaghetti sauce. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Place 1/2 of the butter slices into the bottom of a 9x13-inch casserole dish. Spread 1/2 of the spaghetti into the dish. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Mix cottage cheese, cream cheese, and sour cream together in a bowl; spread mixture over spaghetti. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Cover with remaining spaghetti and top with remaining slices of butter. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Pour ground beef mixture over spaghetti and spread in an even layer. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Spread Cheddar cheese on top and continue baking until cheese has melted and is lightly browned, about 15 minutes more. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Enjoy! Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
