Spaghetti Bake With Meat Sauce & 3 Cheeses

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 8 ounces fresh mushrooms, sliced
• 2 minced garlic cloves
• 1 -2 teaspoon vegetable oil (optional)
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) crushed tomatoes
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley (or dried)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon dried marjoram
• 1/4 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
• fresh ground pepper
• 8 ounces spaghetti (or linguine)
• 1/2 cup grated cheddar cheese
• 1/2 cup grated mozzarella cheese
• 1/4 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to *350.
• 2 in a large skillet over medium heat, saute meat, onion, mushrooms and garlic ( i added the mushrooms later with the sauce) until meat is no longer pink and veggies are tender.add oil if needed.
• 3 stir in tomatoes, tomato sauce, parsley, and seasonings. simmer, uncovered, until slightly thinckened - about 15 minutes.
• 4 combine meat sauce and spaghetti in a 4 quart casserole dish lightly coated with cooking spray or oil and mix thoroughly.
• 5 top with cheeses.
• 6 bake, uncovered, until bubbly, 50 to 55 minutes. let stand ten minutes before serving.