Million Dollar Pasta Bake

• Meat

  • 1 1/2 lbs Ground beef

• Produce

  • 3 cloves Garlic
  • 1/2 Onion

• Condiments

  • 1 32 oz jar Spaghetti sauce

• Pasta & Grains

  • 1 16 oz box Elbow macaroni

• Baking & Spices

  • 1/4 tsp Pepper
  • 1/2 tsp Salt

• Oils & Vinegars

  • 2 tbsp Vegetable oil

• Dairy

  • 1/2 cup Butter
  • 1 1/4 cup Cottage cheese
  • 8 oz Cream cheese
  • 4 cups Mozzarella cheese, grated
  • 1/2 cup Sour cream

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Ingredients

• 1½ lbs ground beef
• ½ onion, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 Tbs vegetable oil
• ½ tsp salt
• ¼ tsp pepper
• 1 32 oz jar spaghetti sauce
• 1 16 oz box elbow macaroni
• ½ cup butter
• 8 oz cream cheese, room temperature
• ½ cup sour cream
• 1¼ cup cottage cheese
• 4 cups mozzarella cheese, grated

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350°
• In a large skillet, add oil and heat over medium heat.
• Saute onions and garlic for about 4-5 minutes.
• Crumble in ground beef, salt and pepper and cook until done.
• Drain grease and return to pan.
• Pour spaghetti sauce over meat and stir until well combined.
• In a large pot, boil water.
• Cook pasta according to package directions until pasta is al dente
• Drain and set aside.
• In a medium mixing bowl, stir cream cheese, sour cream and cottage cheese until well combined. Set aside.
• In a 9 x 13 baking dish, add ½ of the butter, sliced, to the bottom of the baking dish.
• Spoon half the pasta into the dish.
• Add the cream cheese mixture and smooth over the top of the pasta.
• Spoon remaining pasta over cream cheese mixture.
• Add the remaining butter to the top of the pasta.
• Cover pasta with meat mixture.
• Bake uncovered for 40 minutes.
• Remove from oven and cover with mozzarella cheese.
• Return to oven and cook uncovered for an additional 20 minutes or until pasta bake is bubbling and cheese has started to brown.
• Serve hot.