Spaghetti Day: Creamy Baked Spaghetti

And now, our new favorite spaghetti recipe!

Creamy Baked Spaghetti

Adapted from Salad in a Jar

Ingredients:

8 ounces uncooked spaghetti

1 pound ground beef

26.5 ounce can spaghetti sauce

1 tablespoon butter

1 teaspoon onion powder

8 ounces cream cheese, softened

3 1/2 tablespoons milk

1/2 cup fresh grated Parmesan cheese

French's fried onions

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Cook spaghetti according to package directions until al dente; drain and set aside.
3. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat, and cook ground beef until browned.  Drain excess grease.  Add spaghetti sauce to skillet and heat.
4. Heat a medium saucepan over medium heat.  Add milk, cream cheese and onion powder, heat until cream cheese melts and mixture is smooth.  Stir occassionally.
5. In a 9" x 13" baking dish, spread a thin layer of spaghetti sauce on the bottom of the dish.  Then layer with spaghetti, then cream cheese mixture - spreading evenly over the top, more spaghetti sauce, and then parmesan cheese.
6. Bake for 25 minutes.  Top with French's fried onions - as much as you like, and bake 5 minutes more.  "This is the secret ingredient - don't let them burn."

NOTE: Make this ahead of time and refrigerate or freeze without the French's fried onions.  

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