Baked Cream Cheese Spaghetti

Ingredients

• 1 lb.spaghetti
• 1 T. olive oil
• 1 lb. ground beef
• 1 small onion, diced or grated
• kosher salt, to taste
• freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 28 oz. can crushed tomatoes
• 1 t. dried basil
• 1/2 t. dried oregano
• 1/2 t. dried parsley
• 1/2 t. crushed red pepper flakes, optional
• 1/2 c. whipped cream cheese
• 1/2 c. sour cream
• 1/2 c. shredded Cheddar cheese
• 1/2 c. shredded Monterey Jack cheese
• 2 T. chopped fresh parsley leaves

Steps

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a 9 x 13 baking dish.
2. In a large pot of well salted boiling water, cook pasta according to package instructions; drain well. Set aside.
3. While pasta is cooking, heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat; add ground beef and onion; cook until meat has browned, about 3-5 minutes, crumbling the beef as it cooks; season with salt and pepper, to taste. Drain off and discard excess fat.
4. Stir in crushed tomatoes, basil, oregano, parsley and red pepper flakes; season with salt and pepper, to taste.
5. In a small bowl, whisk together cream cheese and sour cream.
6. Add cooked pasta to the prepared baking dish; layer with cream cheese and beef mixture; sprinkle with cheeses.
7. Bake until bubbly and heated through, about 15-20 minutes.
8. Garnish with parsley, if desired. Serve immediately.
9. 8 servings.