Recipe
SPAGHETTI BAKE
Serves: 8
Preparation time: 20 minutes If they like it, it serves 8 otherwise
Cooking time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Totaltime: 1 hour 35 minutes
Ingredients
- 8 ounces spaghetti
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- Tomato beef sauce:
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1 onion, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon each dried oregano and basil
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 2 cups sliced mushrooms
- 2 each carrots and zucchini, grated
- 1 sweet red pepper, diced
- 1 28-ounce can tomatoes, chopped
- 1/3 cup tomato paste
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1/4 cup grated parmesan
- 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
- Cheese sauce:
- 2 teaspoon butter
- 2 teaspoons flour
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 1/2 cup ricotta cheese
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- salt to taste
Preparation
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Tomato beef sauce:
In Dutch oven, heat oil. Cook onion, garlic, oregano, basil, and thyme, for about 4 min. Add beef. Cook breaking up with spoon until no longer pink. Add mushrooms, carrots, zucchini, and pepper. Cook stirring often until liquid is evaporated. Remove from heat. Stir in cheese and vinegar.
Cheese sauce:
In saucepan, melt butter. Whisk in flour, stirring for 1 minute. Add milk; whisk until sauce boils and thickens. Transfer to bowl; let cool 10 minutes. Blend in ricotta, egg and cheese.
Cook spaghetti for 5 minutes or until almost tender but still firm. Drain and toss with beef sauce.
Spread in a baking dish (13x9-inch). Spoon cheese sauce over. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Bake for 40 minutes.
main ingredients:
type of dish:
main
cuisine:
Italy
specific recipes:
entertaining
season and occasion: Graduation
Type of meal:
buffet
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