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Hi, it’s Jenn, from Eat Cake For Dinner!! How’s the weather in your neck of the woods? It’s been pretty chilly here in Utah which means all I want is warm comfort food. This baked spaghetti is some seriously delicious comfort food.
It’s super tasty and I love it so much that I think about it all the time . . . ha ha.
This comes together so quick that it can easily be a weeknight dish. You can even make this ahead of time and reheat it later. It’s great on day one and it’s just as good on day two.
All you do is brown some meat, make an easy cream sauce and then stir it all together with a lot of cheese and some cooked spaghetti noodles and bake. The sauce is so flavorful and super creamy and anything loaded with this much cheese has got to be good, right!!
This will easily become one of your family’s favorite dishes.
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Baked Tex-Mex Spaghetti
Ingredients
- ¾ pound ground turkey or lean ground beef
- ½ cup finely chopped onion
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ cup milk
- 2 (8-ounce) cans tomato sauce
- 1 (10-ounce) can diced tomatoes and green chiles, undrained
- 1 (8-ounce) package grated cheddar cheese
- 1 (8-ounce) package grated pepper Jack cheese
- 2 tablespoon fresh chopped cilantro
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin
- 2 teaspoon chili powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 16 ounces angel hair pasta
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9x13-inch casserole dish with cooking spray. Cook 16 ounces angel hair pasta according to package directions for al dente; drain and set aside.
- While the pasta cooks, brown the ¾ pound ground turkey or lean ground beef in a large skillet over medium heat. When meat is almost cooked through, add the ½ cup finely chopped onion and saute until tender and the meat is cooked through.
- Remove the meat from the skillet and set aside. In the same skillet, melt 4 tablespoons unsalted butter over medium heat. Gradually whisk in the ½ cup all-purpose flour until a paste forms and cook for 2 minutes, whisking frequently.
- Slowly whisk in the 1 ½ cup milk until thickened. Add the 2 (8-ounce) cans tomato sauce and 1 (10-ounce) can diced tomatoes and green chiles, Continue cooking, stirring occasionally until the mixture is thick and creamy.
- Stir in the meat mixture, 1 (8-ounce) package grated cheddar cheese, 1 cup of the 1 (8-ounce) package grated pepper Jack cheese, 2 tablespoon fresh chopped cilantro, 1 tablespoon ground cumin, 2 teaspoon chili powder, and ½ teaspoon salt. In a large bowl, combine the cooked pasta and sauce mixture and stir until all pasta is evenly coated with sauce.
- Pour the mixture into the prepared baking dish, cover with foil, and bake for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and top with remaining Pepper Jack cheese and return to oven, uncovered, for another 5 minutes or until cheese is melted and bubbly.
- Remove the casserole from the oven and let stand a few minutes before serving, then slice and garnish with desired toppings .
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Loved it!! I followed the recipe exactly and it turned out great!
Yummy!!!!! I think my kids will love this. I am excited for a new version of spaghetti.
Mmm, this looks completely comforting and cheesy.