Creamy Spaghetti Bake!

This recipe was found on Pinterest and advertised as "Scooter's Spaghetti". Since this was purely to identify the persons name who made it, I renamed it & changed up a few things! This dish was awesome! WOW! So flavorful and in the top 5 for our house. Easy to make ahead and great with a great big salad! Here is the recipe:

Ingredients

• 1 lb.  uncooked spaghetti
• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 large can spaghetti sauce (26.5 ounces) + more if you like a saucier spaghetti
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 chopped green pepper.
• 1/2 cup chopped onions (1/2 of an onion)
• 1-2 blocks of cream cheese ( two for cheesier one for less. I used one and wish I had used two!)
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1/4 grated Parmesan cheese
• 1/4 grated mozzarella cheese
• French Fried Onions (small can)

Directions

1. Cook spaghetti according to directions on the package. Cook to al dente, drain and set aside.
2. Brown ground beef. Drain excess grease. Add spaghetti sauce to skillet and heat.
3. Combine onions, peppers and butter in small glass bowl. Cover and microwave 4 minutes on HIGH until soft.
4. Add cream cheese and milk to vegetables and stir well. (If cream cheese is not soft, nuke it for 20-30 seconds to make it easy to spread.)
5. Using a 9 x 13 glass dish, assemble in the following order:
6. Thin layer of spaghetti sauce on the bottom of the casserole dish.
7. Spaghetti
8. Cream cheese/vegetable mixture
9. Cover the cream cheese/veggie mixture with the Parmesan Cheese & Mozz cheese
10. Spaghetti/meat Sauce
11. If you have any extra cheese, you can sprinkle it on top of the sauce mixture.
12. French Fried Onions (added during last 5 minutes of cooking)

Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes. Top with French Fried onion and continue baking 5 more minutes. (This is the secret ingredient–don’t let them burn.)

Notes

Make this ahead of time and refrigerate or freeze without the French Fried onions. Don’t forget to add them 5 minutes before casserole is finished cooking.