Cheesy Spaghetti Bake

Ingredients

• Spaghetti

  Dry pasta, enriched

  4 oz or 113g

• Olive oil

  Salad or cooking

  1 tbsp or 14g

• Onions

  Raw

  ⅓ small or 23g

• Ground turkey

  Poultry food products, raw

  ½ lb or 227g

• Egg

  Whole, fresh eggs

  1 large or 50g

• Parmesan cheese

  Shredded

  ⅓ cup or 27g

• Mozzarella cheese

  Part skim milk

  ¾ cup, shredded or 84g

• Salt

  Table

  1 dash or 0.4g

• Pepper

  Spices, black

  1 dash or 0.1g

• Pasta sauce

  Spaghetti/marinara, ready-to-serve

  ¾ cup or 193g

Directions

1. Prepare the pasta according to the package directions.
2. At the same time, dice the onion into small pieces.
3. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
4. In a large skillet over medium heat, cook and stir the olive oil and onions until soft, about 5 minutes.
5. Add the ground beef and 1/2 cup of the spaghetti sauce. Cook and stir about 5 minutes.
6. Sprinkle in the salt and pepper, to taste.
7. Stir in the cooked spaghetti.
8. In a small bowl, mix the egg, Parmesan cheese, and 1/2 cup of the mozzarella.
9. Add the mixture to the pan with the meat sauce, stirring quickly to combine.
10. Spray two 18.6 ounce oven safe baking dishes with non-stick spray.
11. Spread the pasta and meat sauce mixture into the baking dishes, divided evenly.
12. Top with 1/4 cup spaghetti sauce, divided evenly
13. Sprinkle the remaining 1/4 cup mozzarella on top, divided evenly.
14. Bake 20 minutes.
15. Remove from the oven and let cool 10 minutes.
16. Serve the warm baking dishes on top of cork trivets to protect surfaces from heat.
17. Recipe by: Zona (source: https://zonacooks.com/individual-spaghetti-casseroles/)