Week 39: Recipe #1--Million Dollar Spaghetti

This is another one of those baked spaghetti recipes (I've got others similar to it posted as well).  They are all a bit different, and my family loves them, so I'll keep trying them as I come across them.  This one is from a blog called Being Grown Up (see link below), and it was pretty good.  I think I missed the crunch of the french fried onions atop the last one I made (Spaghetti Casserole with French Fried Onions).   Plus, this one used a whole stick of butter, which seemed a bit excessive, but it was tasty.  I served it with a green salad and some green beans.  Makes 8 servings.

Photo from ashleykaitlin.blogspot.com

You'll Need:

• 1 lb. ground beef
• 1 jar spaghetti sauce
• 8 oz. cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 c. sour cream
• 1/2 lb. cottage cheese
• whole stick of butter
• 8 oz. noodles, cooked
• bag of sharp cheddar cheese

Preparation:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Mix cream cheese, sour cream, and cottage cheese in a bowl.  Set aside.
3. Brown the ground beef and drain.  Pour spaghetti sauce over the beef and stir together.
4. Take a few slices of the butter and put them in the bottom of the casserole dish (13 x 9).  
5. Layer half of the noodles in the bottom of the dish.  Pour the cream cheese mixture on top of the noodles and spread it all over.  Then add the remaining noodles and put some more slices of butter on top of that.  Pour on the meat mixture and spread.
6. Bake in the oven for 30 minutes.  When it's done, take the dish out and put the cheddar cheese on top.  Place it back in the oven for 15 minutes.  Enjoy!

Recipe and link:  http://ashleykaitlin.blogspot.com/2011/01/million-dollar-spaghetti.html