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Grandma’s Zesty Baked Spaghetti Recipe

October 6, 2014 By Sarah Westover McKenna 17 Comments

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This old family recipe for baked spaghetti has a surpsingly zesty flavor and is SOOO GOOD!

It’s National Noodle Day! Sooo random, right? Randomness aside, I’m excited that it’s National Noodle Day because I looooove me some pasta! Seriously…..yum. Today I have teamed up with some amazing foodie bloggers, and we are all bringing you a noodle-icious recipe to inspire your dinner menu! I am going to be sharing with you my Grandma Barbara’s Baked Spaghetti Recipe, but first let’s see what everyone else has cooked up for you . . .

12 DELICIOUS pasta recipes!

Clean and Scentsible  *  Domestically Speaking  *  Yellow Bliss Road
Setting for Four  *  My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia  *  Yesterday on Tuesday
The Lily Pad Cottage  *  Cupcakes and Crinoline   *  Redhead Can Decorate
Bombshell Bling  *  Town and Country Living  *  Katie’s Cucina

Seriously…..YUM.

Now, on to my grandma’s baked spaghetti recipe.  I love this recipe. It’s tasty, a little bit surprising, and full of happy memories for me of my grandma. It has become a tradition that whenever my mom’s sister and her family are in town for the holidays we get together the day after the holiday (Thanksgiving or Christmas) and eat baked spaghetti and Marie Callendar’s pies at the end of a long day of talking and laughing and playing knockout and catchphrase. I hit the family jackpot, that’s for sure. Both my immediate and extended family are just the BEST! Seriously.

I hope that you love this recipe. It has a little kick of spice that is surprising in a baked spaghetti dish, and it is just warm, filling comfort food. You can also double the sauce and freeze half of it for another day. Then thaw, combine with cooked pasta, top with cheese, and VOILA –– dinner is served! Love it. I hope that you make and love it soon!

I’m going to walk you through the steps and then I will give you the exact recipe below.

Begin by browning the ground beef in a pot over medium high heat. Drain the extra fat from the pan.

This old family recipe for baked spaghetti has a surpsingly zesty flavor and is SOOO GOOD!

Pull out your food processor and chop up the onion. (You will use the food processor again later as well.) Add the onion to the meat and cook over medium high heat until the onions are tender (they should look translucent).

This old family recipe for baked spaghetti has a surpsingly zesty flavor and is SOOO GOOD!

Cook and chop 3-5 strips of bacon. (I use five and I buy the precooked kind. I am both super healthy and super classy.) 😉 Add the chopped bacon to the beef and onions.

This old family recipe for baked spaghetti has a surpsingly zesty flavor and is SOOO GOOD!

Dump the can of tomatoes, the green pepper, and the can of mushrooms (including liquids) into the food processor.

This old family recipe for baked spaghetti has a surpsingly zesty flavor and is SOOO GOOD!

Pulse the mixture together until well chopped and combined.

This old family recipe for baked spaghetti has a surpsingly zesty flavor and is SOOO GOOD!

Pour this mixture into the pan with the meat, onion, and bacon. Add spices and simmer for about 15 minutes. My grandma, mom, and aunts always do the spices “to taste,” but I never know what that means, so I have given you the spice range that I usually use. 1 teaspoon for a little kick, 2 teaspoons for a lot of kick. While the mixture simmers, cook your noodles.

This old family recipe for baked spaghetti has a surpsingly zesty flavor and is SOOO GOOD!

Drain the cooked noodles and add them to the pot. Stir together until the noodles are well coated in the sauce.

This old family recipe for baked spaghetti has a surpsingly zesty flavor and is SOOO GOOD!

Dump the mixture into a 9×13 casserole dish and top with a generous amount of shredded cheddar cheese.

This old family recipe for baked spaghetti has a surpsingly zesty flavor and is SOOO GOOD!

Bake until the cheese is melted and bubbling.

This old family recipe for baked spaghetti has a surpsingly zesty flavor and is SOOO GOOD!

Now here are the official measurements for you. ENJOY!

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Grandma's Zesty Baked Spaghetti
Ingredients
  • 1 lb ground beef
  • half of an onion
  • 3 – 5 slices of bacon
  • 28 ounce can whole peeled tomatoes
  • green pepper
  • small can mushrooms
  • 1 – 2 teaspoons cayenne (to taste)
  • 1 – 2 teaspoons paprika (to taste)
  • 1 – 2 teaspoons salt
  • grated cheddar cheese
  • 1 lb of spaghetti noodles
Instructions
  1. Brown the ground beef in a pot over medium high heat. Drain the fat from the pan.
  2. Use a food processor to finely chop up the onion.
  3. Add the onion to the meat and cook over medium high heat until the onions are tender (they should look translucent).
  4. Cook and chop 3-5 strips of bacon. Add the chopped bacon to the beef and onions.
  5. Dump the can of tomatoes, the green pepper, and the can of mushrooms (including liquids) into the food processor.
  6. Pulse the mixture together until well chopped and combined.
  7. Pour this mixture into the pan with the meat, onion, and bacon.
  8. Add the spices to taste and simmer for about 15 minutes. (2 teaspoons is quite spicy, so adjust the measurements accordingly.)
  9. As the mixture simmers, cook your noodles. Drain the cooked noodles and add them to the pot.
  10. Stir together until the noodles are well coated in the sauce.
  11. Dump the noodle and sauce mixture into a 9x13 casserole dish and top with a generous amount of shredded cheddar cheese.
  12. Bake at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes until the cheese is melted and bubbling.
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Here’s a fancy schmancy pinnable image for you if you want to remember the simple steps for later:

This old family recipe for baked spaghetti has a surpsingly zesty flavor and is SOOO GOOD!

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Sarah Westover McKenna

Sarah Westover McKenna

Sarah is the scattered creative mind behind Bombshell Bling. A former elementary school teacher and a current stay-at-home mom, she loves developing her creativity through her blog and her jewelry design business, Bombshell Bling Jewelry. Sarah is a lover of all things vintage, colorful, and BLING. She is also a sweets addict with a major obsession with s'mores.
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Comments

  1. Julie Fiato says

    October 6, 2014 at 10:50 am

    Oh my goodness. Grandma really knows how to get my taste buds working. This looks crazy good. Thanks for sharing, Sarah!

    Reply
    • Sarah Westover McKenna says

      October 6, 2014 at 4:04 pm

      Haha — mine too! 😉

      Reply
  2. Maryann @ Domestically Speaking says

    October 6, 2014 at 11:22 am

    Looks so good! Pinned! Glad you joined our Noodle Hop!

    Reply
  3. kristin says

    October 6, 2014 at 2:21 pm

    WOWZA, does this look so good! My whole family would love it, thanks for sharing!
    XO
    Kristin

    Reply
    • Sarah Westover McKenna says

      October 6, 2014 at 3:18 pm

      Thanks, Kristin!

      Reply
  4. Claire @ A Little Claireification says

    October 6, 2014 at 6:31 pm

    Wow – that looks ahhhmazing! Pinned and will be sharing on FB tomorrow! xo

    Reply
    • Sarah Westover McKenna says

      October 6, 2014 at 8:56 pm

      Thank you, Claire!

      Reply
  5. Mary Beth @ Cupcakes and Crinoline says

    October 6, 2014 at 6:36 pm

    This sounds delicious. I love a good spaghetti meal and this sounds like the perfect recipe for success. Pinning!

    Reply
  6. Jennifer @ Town and Country Living says

    October 6, 2014 at 8:28 pm

    I’ve always wanted to try making baked spaghetti. Would make this without the meat tho since I’m vegetarian. 🙂 Looks really good!

    Reply
  7. malia says

    October 6, 2014 at 10:40 pm

    Hey Sarah, I’m saying YES to the ZEST! Grandma’s recipe looks so good! Pinned.

    Reply
  8. Heather says

    October 7, 2014 at 8:16 pm

    Delicious! My boys will love this!

    Reply
  9. katie says

    October 8, 2014 at 6:48 am

    Can you believe that I’ve never had baked spaghetti before? This looks so good!

    Reply
  10. Heather says

    May 1, 2016 at 1:27 pm

    Have you done this as a freezer meal? What should I change/adjust to be most successful freezing this? It sounds delicious

    Reply
    • Sarah Westover McKenna says

      May 2, 2016 at 11:46 am

      Yep! I make the sauce and freeze it. When you’re ready to eat it, thaw the sauce, cook the noodles, combine the two, top with cheese and bake!

      Reply
  11. Charlotte Burkholder says

    April 11, 2017 at 9:40 am

    Thanks for joining us at Family Joy Blog linkup!

    Reply
  12. Lindsay @ The DIY Mommy says

    April 12, 2017 at 9:25 am

    This looks like some cheesy goodness right here!! Yummy yummy 🙂

    Reply
  13. Miz Helen says

    April 18, 2017 at 11:41 am

    What a great collection of Pasta Recipes, I can’t wait to try your Baked Spaghetti! Thanks so much for sharing your post with us at Full Plate Thursday and come back soon!
    Miz Helen

    Reply

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