Yesterday I made one of my boys favorite dinners, Spaghetti Bake. I was first introduced to a similar recipe years ago (before kids) and really liked it, but didn't like how many ingredients there were. I decided to simplify it to four ingredients - spaghetti, spaghetti sauce, breakfast sausage and sour cream. (you could add cheese as a fifth ingredient) This dinner is not only delicious, but easy and affordable! I buy the 3 lb. package of this sausage at Costco for $6.99 - making it $2.33 for one meal. This 9x13 meal comes in at under $5 total....NOT per serving....the whole dish!
SPAGHETTI BAKE
1 lb. spaghetti
1 lb. breakfast sausage
dollop or two of sour cream
1 can/jar spaghetti sauce
Cook the pasta according to directions, drain and place in a greased 9x13 baking dish. Spoon a dollop or two (your preference) of sour cream into the pasta and mix. (I generally use two forks) Smooth out your pasta evenly in the dish. Next, brown the sausage in a skillet. When fully cooked, pour your spaghetti sauce into the skillet. I also put an inch or so of water in the can from the sauce and add that to the skillet. Stir the sauce and meat around to pick up the bits from the bottom of the pan. Then carefully pour the sausage/sauce mixture on top of the pasta. Spread evenly over the top and place in a 350 degree oven for 20-30 minutes. (everything's cooked, just warming it through) You can choose to sprinkle cheese over it while it bakes. We generally sprinkle with parmesan cheese at the table.
ENJOY!
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