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Up-Side Down Spaghetti

April 7, 2021

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This layered pasta dish is a family favorite! It is almost like a lasagna, but easier. Pair it with a salad and garlic bread and you have an easy weeknight meal that will get rave reviews!

I was given a neighborhood cookbook by my sister years ago and it has become one of my favorite cookbooks! Do you think, sometimes the best recipes are found in the good old books?

I sure do!

Anyway, this dish is almost lasagna-like, but kinda better because it is easier AND you probably have all the ingredients on hand! Here’s what this recipe entails… In the first layer, you have delicious cream cheese spread right onto the baking dish. Next spaghetti noodles, then your favorite spaghetti sauce mixed with meat mushroom and onion, and then finally the mozzarella cheese tops this yumminess off!

Ingredients:

  • 1 lb. hamburger
  • 1 lb. mushrooms, sliced
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 2 jars of your favorite spaghetti sauce
  • season salt
  • garlic powder
  • 1 Tbsp. brown sugar
  • 1 pkg. spaghetti noodles, cooked and drained
  • 1 pkg, cream cheese
  • 2 c. shredded mozzarella cheese
  • parmesan cheese (optional)

Add Seasoning to your hamburger before browning, while still slightly pink, add your diced onion and sliced mushrooms. Cook until onions are translucent and mushrooms are soft. Add your sauce and brown sugar and simmer for 20 minutes. Cook pasta according to package directions.

Let’s break it down!

First layer spread your cream cheese into the 9 X 12 pan.

If you want, you can soften your cream cheese before trying to spread it. It doesn’t bother me to smoosh and push it around for a minute! I have tried knives and frosting spreaders, spatulas, but the best thing I have found to spread the cream is a regular metal spoon. Easy Peasy! Plus every little corner gets a piece of cream cheese.

Just plop the cream cheese in around the dish and spread as evenly as you can.

See! It looks good!

Next, take your drained and hot pasta and layer that on top of the cream cheese. You can cut the pasta into smaller pieces by taking a butter knife while it is still in the strainer and just slicing through it in different directions.

Hope that make sence?!

Then add your sauce mixture on top of the spaghetti noodles.

Then add your mozzarella cheese and bake at 350 degrees for about 35-45 minutes until it comes out hot!

Can I use different pasta? What about Sauce?

Yes! The recipes I share are what my sweet family enjoys. Make it to suit your sweet family! Use rigatoni, bow tie, almost any kind!

You can also mix the sauce with the pasta and then put on the layer on the cream cheese, then top with cheese.

This dish has so much flavor and the cream cheese layer really does make it beyond yummy!

Sprinkle with parmesan cheese and enjoy!

Up-Side Down Spaghetti

Spaghetti layered in a casserole cream cheese, pasta, meaty sauce, with cheese as the final layer
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Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Cook Time 45 minutes mins
Total Time 1 hour hr 10 minutes mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine American, Italian

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb. Hamburger
  • 1 pkg. Spaghetti Noodles
  • 1 Onion diced
  • 1 lb. Mushrooms sliced
  • 1-2 Tbsp. Season Salt
  • 1-2 Tbsp. Garlic Powder
  • 1 Tbsp. Brown Sugar
  • 2 jars Spaghetti Sauce
  • 1 pkg. Cheese
  • 2 C. Mozzerella Cheese
  • Parmesan Cheese (Optional)

Instructions
 

  • Preheat your oven to 350°.
    In a pot begin browning your hamburger. Add your seasonings. Season salt and Garlic Powder. (The above measurements are approximate *** Adjust to taste***)
    When the hamburger is still slightly pink add the diced onion and sliced mushrooms cook until onions are translucent and mushrooms are tender. About 5-6 minutes.
    Add in the sauce. Add 1 Tbsp. brown sugar. Mix.
    In another pot, begin boiling water for your pasta. When ready cook according to package directions.
    Let simmer stirring occasionally for at least 20 minutes until it has heated through.
    TASTE TEST and this is when you will adjust the seasoning, add more garlic or salt. A little at a time.
    In a 9X 12 baking pan spread the package of cream cheese evenly on the bottom.
    When the pasta is done, drain add the layer to the top of the cream cheese.
    Pour the spaghetti meat mixture on top of the spaghetti, spread it evenly.
    Add the mozzarella cheese.
    Bake at 350° for 30-45 minutes until heated through and cheese is bubbly and melted.
    Let sit for about 10 minutes.
    ENJOY!

Notes

Another option is to mix the pasta and the spaghetti sauce together before adding it to the pan and then it is already mixed!  Both ways are delicious!

If you make this, I would love to know! Leave comment or Share a pic and tag #stuffmsuhkiloves on instagram!

You might like these easy and delicious weeknight meals! Two of these recipes are oldies, but goodies!

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