Cheesy BAKED SPAGHETTI Recipe | Millionare Spaghetti is the best of both worlds!

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: ricotta cheese

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

sour cream

🥗Healthier: plain yogurt

💰Cheaper: creamy cottage cheese

Plain yogurt offers similar tanginess with fewer calories

Preheat a skillet on the stove and add around 2 tablespoons of olive oil.

Sauté the chopped onion for around 1 minute until soft and translucent.

Add the minced garlic to the skillet and continue to sauté until the garlic is fragrant.

Add 1 pound to 1.5 pounds of lean ground beef to the skillet and cook until browned, seasoning with salt and pepper to your preference.

Once the meat is browned and the onions are translucent, add the 24-ounce jar of spaghetti sauce to the skillet and mix well.

Let the meat sauce simmer on medium to medium-low heat for around 15 minutes to thicken.

In a separate pan, add 16 ounces of half-and-half and bring to a gentle simmer over medium heat.

Add half of the 12 ounces of shredded mozzarella cheese and 6 ounces of grated Parmesan cheese to the half-and-half, whisking until melted and smooth.

Cook the spaghetti noodles according to package instructions until fully cooked, then add them directly into the cream sauce and mix well.

Prepare two small greased baking dishes (or one 9 by 13 dish for full recipe) and layer the creamy spaghetti mixture into the dishes.

Top the spaghetti with the reserved cheese and bake in a preheated oven at 450 degrees for around 10 minutes or under the broiler on high for 2 to 3 minutes until the cheese is golden brown and bubbly.

Remove the bake from the oven and garnish with parsley, then let it set for 10 to 15 minutes before serving.

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