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Million Dollar
Spaghetti Pasta
Recipe: How To Make This Viral Casserole For Dinner

60 mins
Cooking Time
Easy
Difficulty
14
Ingredients
Non Veg
Diet
The million-dollar spaghetti pasta recipe is the latest dish to make the rounds of social media, and for all the right reasons. A cross between spaghetti with meat sauce and lasagna, it typically has layers of spaghetti, a rich cheese mixture, meat sauce, and plenty of melted cheese on top. This viral dish is also budget-friendly because it turns inexpensive ingredients into a hearty, rich dish for the entire family. The spaghetti pasta recipe gets its name because of its popularity (and not the price of the ingredients!). Thanks to the layers of meat, cheese, and sauce, the dish is a crowd-pleaser. And since the dish is baked in an oven, it gives you time to prepare your sides, making it perfect for party prep. For this spaghetti pasta recipe, you can try a few variations. If the beef, sausage, and cheese like a combo too rich for your taste, only use one of the two meats. Secondly, while spaghetti is the traditional pasta used, you can substitute it with another one of your choice. You can pair this pasta with garlic bread or a simple salad to offset the richness, along with ice-cold lemonade, sweet iced tea, or even a cola.

Ingredients

UNITSIngredients
400gSpaghetti noodles
220 gGround beef
220 gGround pork sausage
to tasteSalt and pepper
1Small onion, chopped
2Garlic cloves, minced
680 gMarinara sauce
4-8 tbspButter
220gCream cheese, softened
1 cupSour cream
1 cupCottage cheese, or ricotta cheese
2 cupsMozzarella cheese, shredded
⅔ cupParmesan cheese, freshly grated
for garnishFresh parsley or basil

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Description - Step 1

Step 1: Make the meat sauce

Preheat the oven to 175 °C. Now, cook the meat sauce. Place a large skillet on medium heat. Add the ground beef and sausage, season with salt and pepper, and cook until browned, breaking up the meat as it cooks. Drain the excess grease. Now, add onions and garlic, sauteeing till the onions turn translucent. Set aside ½ cup of marinara sauce and add the rest. Stir well and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.

Step 1
Step 1: Make the meat sauce
20 Minutes
Step 2
Step 2: Make the noodles and cheese layer
12 Minutes
Step 3
Step 3: Assemble and bake
35-40 minutes

FAQs

The dish gets its name from its rich, indulgent layers of pasta, meat sauce, cream cheese, and melted cheese. The combination creates a luxurious texture and flavour that tastes "worth a million dollars."