Dinner for 12
Baked Sausage Spaghetti
Spaghetti, sausage, creamy cheeses, and marinara bake together under melted mozzarella for a rich casserole.
Typical price
$7.88for 4 servings
$1.97 per serving$7.88 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
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- 75 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 12servings as written
- $typical cost tier
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What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Pasta$0.10/oz typical | 16 oz | $1.60Typical price |
| Onions$1.29/lb typical | 0.3 lb | $0.40Typical price |
| Garlic$0.75 each typical | 0.5 | $0.30Typical price |
| Italian or breakfast sausage$4.49/lb typical | 1.5 lb | $6.74Typical price |
| Pasta sauce$0.10/oz typical | 51 oz | $5.10Typical price |
| Cottage cheese or ricotta$0.17/oz typical | 8 oz | $1.36Typical price |
| Cream cheese$0.30/oz typical | 8 oz | $2.40Typical price |
| Sour cream or plain yogurt$0.14/oz typical | 2.25 oz | $0.30Typical price |
| Mozzarella$0.30/oz typical | 12 oz | $3.60Typical price |
| Butter$0.40/oz typical | 4 oz | $1.60Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $23.64 | |
Pantry staples you likely have
Dried spices (cumin, paprika, chili powder, oregano)
Not included in the cost.
Ingredients
- 16 oz dried spaghetti noodles
- 1 cup yellow onion
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1 1/2 lb sweet italian sausage
- 6 cups homemade marinara sauce
- 8 oz cottage cheese or ricotta cheese
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 3 tsp dried italian seasoning
- 3 cups mozzarella
- salt
- pepper
- 1/2 cup butter
Steps
- Heat the oven to 375 F, chop the onion and garlic, and prepare the cheese mixture over 5 minutes.
- Boil the spaghetti in salted water for 10 minutes until just tender, then drain it.
- Cook the onion, garlic, and sausage in a large skillet for 15 minutes until the sausage reaches 160 F, then stir in the marinara.
- Layer the spaghetti, sausage sauce, cream cheese mixture, butter, and mozzarella in a 9-by-13-inch baking dish, then bake for 35 minutes.
- Rest the casserole for 10 minutes before cutting.
Swaps
- Italian or breakfast sausage for Chicken or turkey sausageabout $1.50/lb more at typical prices
- Onions for Red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
- Mozzarella for Cheddar and shredded cheeseabout the same price
- Sour cream or plain yogurt for Yogurtabout $0.02/oz less at typical prices
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