Spaghetti Bake

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 1/2 lbs ground beef
• 1 cup onion, chopped
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 (4 ounce) can mushrooms, sliced, drained
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 8 ounces spaghetti, broken, cooked and drained
• 1 -2 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
• 1/3 cup parmesan cheese, grated

Recipe

• 1 in a dutch oven cook ground beef, chopped onion and minced garlic till beef is browned and onion is tender; drain off excess fat.
• 2 stir in undrained tomatoes and next 6 ingredients (thru basil).
• 3 bring mixture to boiling; boil gently, uncovered, for 20 to 25 min., stirring occasionally.
• 4 remove meat sauce from heat; stir in drained spaghetti.
• 5 place half of the spaghetti-meat sauce in a 13x9" baking dish; sprinkle with mozzarella.
• 6 top with remaining spaghetti-meat sauce mixture; sprinkle with parmesan cheese.
• 7 bake casserole at 375 for 30 minute.
• 8 (if made ahead, it will take a little longer to heat through).