Description
This spaghetti casserole will be a family favorite! Greek yogurt not only adds protein to this dish, it adds a delicious creaminess to the spaghetti sauce.
Ingredients
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- 1 lb. ground beef
- 8 oz. spaghetti pasta (broken into thirds)
- 2/3 C. greek yogurt
- 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
- 1 tsp. Italian seasoning
- 2 C. mozzarella (split)
- 2 C. pizza blend cheese or cheddar (split)
- 1 25 oz. jar of spaghetti sauce
- Salt, to taste (see note below)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Fill a large pot with water, bring to a boil, and cook the pasta.
- While the pasta is cooking, brown the ground beef in a large pan.
- Add the spaghetti sauce, garlic powder, and italian seasoning. Mix well.
- Add the greek yogurt, stirring gently until incorporated into the sauce.
- Add half of the cheese (1 C. mozzarella, 1 C. pizza blend) to the sauce mixture.
- Pour the meat sauce and cheese mixture into a large casserole dish.
- Top with the remaining cheese.
- Bake for 30 minutes (25 minutes covered, 5 minutes uncovered) or until heated through. You can also set the oven to ‘broil’ to brown the cheese more, if needed.
Notes
- The salt will depend on the spaghetti sauce you are using and your taste palate. If your spaghetti sauce has a lot of sodium already, consider eliminating the salt in this recipe.
- Any ground meat can work in this recipe.
- Select your favorite cheese blends or combination.
- Prep Time: 20
- Cook Time: 30
- Category: Casserole
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian