Baked Spaghetti

Just when you thought spaghetti couldn't get better…SHAAAAZAM it did! Add a little cheese and some ricotta, doctor up your sauce and there you have it. Yeah…so that’s pretty much all I have to say about that.

1 ½ Lbs Ground Turkey (or beef)

2 Jars of Spaghetti sauce (I use Ragu 6 Cheese)

1 Pack Whole Grain Spaghetti Noodles

2 Tbs Olive Oil

1 Small or ½ Large Onion chopped

2 Tbs Garlic chopped

1 Tbs Italian Seasoning

2Tbs Fresh Parsley

1 Tsp Onion Powder

1 Pinch Cheyenne Pepper

¼ Cup Ricotta Cheese

3 Cups Shredded Mozzarella Cheese (divided)

1 Cup Parmesan Cheese Grated

Preheat Oven to 350 degrees and put on a large pot of salted water over medium high heat. Spoon ¼ cup of spaghetti sauce into the bottom of a casserole dish.

Brown ground turkey in 1 Tbs olive oil until brown and cooked through. Drain and set aside.

When water comes boil, cook spaghetti to just al dente according to package directions. Its going to cook more in the oven so you don’t want your noodles to be mush. Drain and set aside.

In same pot add 1Tbs olive oil and onions and cook until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook for one more minute.  Pour in the rest of the bottles of spaghetti sauce and add spices, parsley and ground turkey back into the pan. Simmer over medium low for 25 minutes. You don’t want to boil it just a pretty low simmer. Salt and pepper to taste at this point.

Remove from heat and stir in ricotta.

Now layer half the noodles, half the sauce mixture and 1 cup Parmesan and 1 cup mozzarella. Do one more layer of each topping with the two remaining cups of cheese. Pop it in the oven and cook for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown and bubbly on top.