Layered Baked Spaghetti with ground beef, Italian sausage, and cheddar cheese!
During the holiday season, I have several dinner parties. I make sure that I’m always ready to host, by having several freezer meals on hand. One of my favorite freezer meals that I love serving during the holidays, or any other gatherings would have to be my Layered Baked Spaghetti!
My recipe for baked spaghetti is quite easy. I use ground beef, Italian sausage, and lots of cheese. I layer all the ingredients in a 9×13 bake dish, then I either freeze it for later use, or bake it.
Freezing this easy baked spaghetti is simple. All you have to do is use a aluminum bake dish, layer the ingredients, cover with the aluminum bake dish lid, and label.
When you’re ready to cook the spaghetti, simply remove from the freezer, let thaw, uncover, and bake for 30-40 minutes.
You can freeze the spaghetti for up to 2 months! Cool right? Be sure to check out my Freezer Meal 101 page for more freezer meal tips!
Watch my video tutorial for this easy baked spaghetti recipe
Layered Baked Spaghetti
Ingredients
- 1 pound spaghetti pasta
- 2 lbs ground beef
- l lb ground Italian Sausage
- 1 medium yellow onion chopped
- 5 cloves fresh garlic minced
- 45 ounces of pasta sauce
- 1 tbsp Italian seasoning
- 12 ounces yellow sharp cheddar shredded
- 6 ounces white sharp cheddar cheese shredded
- Salt & Pepper for taste.
Instructions
- Brown the ground beef, and Italian sausage over medium heat. Drain fat.
- Toss in the onions, and cook until translucent.
- Add the minced garlic along with the pasta sauce, and stir.
- Pour in the pasta sauce, and stir.
- Sprinkle in Italian seasoning, and salt & pepper.
- Stir the ingredients, and turn the heat down to low.
- Let cook for 10 minutes.
- While the sauce is simmering, cook the spaghetti pasta until al dente'.
- Drain the pasta, then set to the side.
- Grab a 9x13 bake dish, and add a some of the meat sauce at the bottom.
- Next add some of the spaghetti pasta, then the sauce, followed by the cheese.
- Repeat the layering process.
- Leave the spaghetti uncovered.
- Bake on 350 F for 30 - 40 minutes.
- Serve, and enjoy!
Video
Notes
Simply use a 9x13 aluminum bake dish, layer the spaghetti, Cover with aluminum lid, and freeze until you're ready to bake! Can be frozen for up to 2 months! Make sure that you label the pan with the date. When you're ready to make the spaghetti, remove from the freezer, let thaw, then bake for 30-40 minutes on 350 F
You must have been reading my mind I have been wanting to try a baked spaghetti and I have loved every recipe I’ve tried from you thanks!
I hope that you try my recipe! XOXO
Thanks. I’m going to try it today. It’s going to be amazing. Just like your beautiful smile. Thanks
Aweeee. Thank you!
For $15 to feed 4 people I’d make a taco salad or enchilada casserole.
My husband’s favorite baked spaghetti dish.
I am going to make this today
I would make either combination burritos or bean burritos dollars
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Where is the tutorial link?
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Another winner! I made two pans…one for dinner today and am freezing the other. Added a salad and dinner is served! Thank you for all of the gumminess and great for my budget!
Meant ymminess…sorry!
I know. LOL
I made a spaghetti using your recipe came out great my family loved it
Meant ymminess…sorry! Getting used to my tablet!
Thanks for trying my recipe Jo Ann! XOXO
Love all your recipes I have tried all you have posted, since March 2016.My family loves them.Thank You keep up the good work.
Thank you for following my recipe journey!
Beef Chilli and Cornbread,Beef Stew and Rice.
My mouth was watering last night when I watched the video! Couldn’t wait to print off and try. Thanks lady!!
YAY!!! Glad that you liked the video Martha! XOXO
Hello Mrs.Rosie
Hello how are you? When I saw this recipe it reminded me of how I first started making my spaghetti and said wow there it is I’ve gotta try this and so there for I did it was great thanks for sharing this recipe it made me fall back in love with spaghetti again.
Hi Felicia! I absolutely love this spaghetti recipe! Glad that you tried & liked it as well!
What type of sauce do you normally use ?
I love so many different kinds & brands
I usually use my homemade meat sauce, but you can use whatever brand that you want to use. 🙂
Rosie I just want to thank you!! This recipe was everything!! I use the same meats when I normally make mine but I was so tired of it and it was just not what I wanted anymore. But this recipe gave spaghetti new life! I tried it with Prego sauce. Delicious!! The baked on cheese, the perfect combination of flavors from the meat…it was perfect! All but one of my kids loved it, but she doesn’t count because she’s at That stage *side eyes* lol My hubby and I Both had extra servings. Thanks for sharing!
LOL!!! A kid that doesn’t like spaghetti?! LOL. I’m glad that everyone else liked it! XOXO
I made your Hoppin’ John on New Year’s Day, it was The Best, and So Easy!!! I’m so thankful that I found you, and can hardly wait to try more of your recipes!
Hi Shannon! Glad that you found me as well!
This looks DELICIOUS!! What are some good sides for this?
Ok so everyone suggested Spaghetti and my thoughts were ugh! So I remember you posting his recipe!!! Omg it is so simple, yet so delicious. Totally changes spaghetti! Everyone rave don’t about it! Thanks for sharing Rosie! You at a gem
Hi Michelle!! So glad that you like my spaghetti recipe. This is one of my family favorites as well! XOXO
I just love your budget meals everything is so expensive now a day how do we feed our families? Thank you
Hi Donna! I’m glad that you like the recipes! 😀
I am writing down the ingredients to shop tomorrow to make this. If I half all the ingredient will it still work in a 9×13 pan? However, I am thinking I will go ahead and make the serving for 12 because I have a feeling it will taste great!
Try using a smaller dish , if you cut the recipe in half 😀
could i use frozen meatballs instead and just put the spices and onion in the sauce?
Hi Janie. You, can try that. 🙂
Would a quart sized bag of sauce be equal to 45 oz of sauce?
Hi Jen. No, there are 32 ounces in a quart.
Hey Rosie,
Do you think I can substitute the ground beef for ground turkey in this recipe?
Hi Mone’t! Absolutely . 🙂
Made this last night and it was a hit; easy and delicious!
Thanks Rosie!! I have just finished making this recipe!!! Everyone loves it and i have leftovers!!!!
Thanks Rosie!! I have just finished making this recipe!!! Everyone loves it and i have leftovers!!!! I will be using your recipes from now on!
Can it be frozen after it’s cooked?
Sure can 🙂
Hi Rosie,
Can you help me out please? I have minced garlic so the recipe calls for 5 cloves fresh garlic. How many teaspoons of minced garlic should I utilize?
Thanks a ton!
I can’t remember the minced garlic off the top of my head. You can try 2 tsps?
Looks delicious cant wait to try it, keep it coming with recipes im so eagered to try different dishes i feel like im eating the samething over and over again
hello ROSIE, I AM A CHEF MYSELF, AND I’M ALWAYS LOOKING FOR DIFFERENT WAYS THAT OTHERS MIGHT CREATE THEIR DISHES, I MUST SAY I RAN ACROSS THIS RECIPE OF YOURS TODAY, AND IT LOOK VERY PLEASING, AND DELICIOUS , SO YES I WENT TO THE MARKET TODAY AND THIS IS DINNER TONIGHT LOL THANKS SO MUCH, I’LL LET YOU KNOW HOW IT TURNS OUT.
This is my family’s favorite dish.. Thanks to you Rosie! My oldest daughter is an extremely picky eater and she lovesss this dish!! Your recipes are all good. You’re my kept secret lol.
Don’t keep me a secret!!! LMAOOOOOOO. XOXO
For less then $ 15.00, A large head of cabbage, and a bag of wide egg noodles, and about a quarter cup veg. oil. Chop cabbage, med. size pieces, fry in large skillet in veg. oil or big pot. Boil noodles , mix the two together, dinner is served.
BOMB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am so excited about this recipe. We are having our Smiley Soul Food Sunday this week and they told me they wanted a Spaghetti Casserole and here it is and it looks so good. I can’t wait to share it with my family this weekend. I just found you and I’ve used a few of your recipes and they turned out great and I can’t wait to try this one as well. I will come back and let you know how it turned out.,……Thanks and keep them coming.