Million Dollar Spaghetti
Servings 6 servings
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef
- 8 oz spaghetti noodles cooked al dente
- 1 bottle of @raoshomemade marinara
- 1/2 cup white onion diced
- 1/2 cup mixed bell peppers diced
- 1 tbsp garlic paste
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp each salt pepper, dried basil, dried oregano, smoked paprika
- 3 sprigs fresh thyme
- 1 cup of shredded Italian cheese
Alfredo sauce:
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
- 1/4 cup softened cream cheese
- 1/4 cup Italian cheese shredded
- 1/4 cup parmesan cheese shredded
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 1 tsp adobo seasoning
Instructions
- Heat oven to 400 degrees
- Cook noodles according to package instructions for al dente, drain and set aside.
- In a large cast iron skillet or oven safe skillet, saute onion and bell peppers in olive oil until fragrant and soft, about 3 minutes.
- Add ground beef, tomato paste and garlic paste, combine and cook beef until golden brown, about 5-7 minutes, mixing every couple minutes.
- Drain any fat from the cooked meat, season to taste, then add marinara sauce of choice, simmer for 15 minutes as you work on the cream sauce.
- To another non stick skillet, add heavy cream, cream cheese, butter, parmesan cheese, and seasoning.
- Bring to a simmer until thickened, about 5-7 minutes.
- Turn off the heat from the meat sauce and add noodles a little at a time, ensuring they are well coated.
- Once noodles are combined with the meat sauce, top with cream sauce and more cheese.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes, and broil for 1 minute on high until the cheese crust is nice and golden brown.
- Allow the skillet to cool for 10 minutes before serving.