Dinner for 12
Million Dollar Spaghetti
Spaghetti combines with creamy cheeses, seasoned beef, and marinara before baking under a melted mozzarella topping.
Typical price
$5.63for 4 servings
$1.41 per serving$5.63 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
The amounts listed are small for a full dinner, so this price per serving is likely low. Plan on a side or a bigger portion.
- 50 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 12servings as written
- $typical cost tier
ItalianKid-friendlyBudgetFamilyDinners
What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Pasta$0.10/oz typical | 16 oz | $1.60Typical price |
| Butter$0.40/oz typical | 1 oz | $0.40Typical price |
| Cream cheese$0.30/oz typical | 8 oz | $2.40Typical price |
| Cottage cheese or ricotta$0.17/oz typical | 8 oz | $1.36Typical price |
| Sour cream or plain yogurt$0.14/oz typical | 4.25 oz | $0.60Typical price |
| Ground beef$5.49/lb typical | 1 lb | $5.49Typical price |
| Onions$1.29/lb typical | 0.15 lb | $0.20Typical price |
| Garlic$0.75 each typical | a little | $0.03Typical price |
| Pasta sauce$0.10/oz typical | 26 oz | $2.55Typical price |
| Mozzarella$0.30/oz typical | 6 oz | $1.80Typical price |
| Parmesan$0.55/oz typical | 1 oz | $0.48Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $16.90 | |
Ingredients
- 1 lb spaghetti
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 package (8 oz) cream cheese
- 1 cup cottage cheese
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1/2 cup diced onion
- 1 tsp minced garlic
- 3 cups marinara sauce
- 1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella
- 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
Steps
- Heat the oven to 350 F and grease a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with butter.
- Boil the spaghetti in salted water until just tender, then drain and toss with the remaining butter.
- Brown the beef and onion in a large skillet over medium heat for 8 minutes, add the garlic and marinara, and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Stir the cream cheese, cottage cheese, and sour cream together in a medium bowl.
- Layer half the spaghetti, the cheese mixture, the remaining spaghetti, and the meat sauce in the dish.
- Top with mozzarella and parmesan, then bake uncovered for 20 minutes until bubbling and the beef reaches 160 F.
Swaps
- Ground beef for Ground turkeyabout $0.50/lb less at typical prices
- Onions for Red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
- Mozzarella for Cheddar and shredded cheeseabout the same price
- Sour cream or plain yogurt for Yogurtabout $0.02/oz less at typical prices
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