ITALIAN SPAGHETTI BAKE

I have never made a spaghetti bake before. But let tell you how good this was. So good, that my husband had four helpings, yes, four helpings and must have told me five times that I can make that over and over! Now that’s a winner in my book! And yes, You guessed it, the leftovers were even better!  I’m saving this recipe in my “company” file, you know, The one where you put recipes that are easy and delicious to put together for company. Plus, this makes a 9 x 13 pan so it is a good amount! 
Yum  

At the very end, I stuck it under the broiler for about 5 minutes to get the cheese a little brown and golden. 

This was so yummy, I made a pan of it for my son when I visited him at college this past weekend, will make for nice leftovers for him and his roomate this week.

 What you'll need

ITALIAN SPAGHETTI BAKE

INGREDIENTS

8 oz. uncooked spaghetti broke into 3rds (I always use Whole Grain or Whole Wheat pasta)

1 egg

½ cup milk

½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon pepper

½ pound bulk Italian sausage (I use turkey sausage) 

1 pound ground beef: sirloin or chuck

1 small onion, chopped

¼ cup chopped red pepper

1 jar meatless spaghetti sauce

1 (8oz) can tomato sauce

½ cups shredded Italian cheese blend

DIRECTIONS

Cook spaghetti according to package directions; drain. In a large bowl, beat the egg, milk, salt and pepper. Add spaghetti; toss to coat. Transfer to a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. In a large skillet, cook the beef, sausage (if using links, remove the casings), onion and red pepper over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Add spaghetti sauce and tomato sauce; mix well. Spoon over the spaghetti mixture. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 20 minutes. Sprinkle with the cheese. Bake 10 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. Let stand for 10 minutes before cutting. Yield: 6-8 servings.

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