This baked spaghetti recipe is from my children's preschool. A fun combination of pasta and pizza ingredients, it's always a hit with the kids.
Ingredients
- cooking spray:
- spaghetti, broken into 2-inch pieces: 1 pack (8 ounce pack)
- mozzarella cheese: 2 cups (divided, shredded)
- milk: 0.25 cup
- egg: 1 piece (beaten)
- salt: 0.25 tsp
- garlic salt: 0.25 tsp
- spaghetti sauce: 1 jar (16 ounce jar)
- oregano: 1 tsp (dried)
- basil: 0.25 tsp (dried)
- ounces pepperoni sausage: 4 piece (sliced)
Metric Conversion
Stages of cooking
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Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
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Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook spaghetti in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, 8 to 10 minutes. Drain and rinse with cold water.
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Mix 1/2 cup mozzarella, milk, egg, salt, and garlic salt together in a large bowl. Add drained spaghetti and mix until well combined. Spread mixture into the prepared baking dish.
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Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and reduce the temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
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Spread spaghetti sauce over noodle mixture. Sprinkle with oregano and basil, then top with remaining 1 1/2 cups mozzarella. Arrange pepperoni over cheese.
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Return to the oven and bake until cheese is bubbly and beginning to brown, about 30 minutes. Let stand for 5 minutes before cutting.
