If I Had a Million Dollars

I'd be rich.

Remember this song? Let's see...I'd renovate our current house, go on a much needed warm, tropical vacation, do a MAJOR Target run, buy a pontoon boat, and finally build a huge pantry off my kitchen and stock it full of goodies.

What would you do?

Since I don't have a million dollars, I guess Million Dollar Spaghetti will have to do. I've made this before, do you remember? But, it's been awhile, so I thought I'd share again.

What I love best about this recipe is, that is makes a lot. So, I divide it up and put half in a dish to freeze for later. To all you moms out there, this dish is a crowd pleaser, and who just doesn't love pulling something out of the freezer in the morning and then throwing it in the oven when you get home? All the prep work is done.

Million Dollar Spaghetti

1 1/2 boxes spaghetti (I used whole wheat)

1 lb. ground beef or turkey

1 jar spaghetti sauce

1/4 c. sour cream
1/3 c. chopped onion (opt.)

3 T. melted butter (I omitted this time, and it worked fine!)

8 oz. cream cheese

8 oz. cottage cheese

1 t. garlic salt

pepper

Cook spaghetti and drain, set aside. Saute ground meat and onion, drain and add spaghetti sauce. Combine cheeses, sour cream and garlic salt, set aside. In two 8x8 baking pans, greased, spread half off the spaghetti noodles, cover with cheese mixture, and add remaining spaghetti.

It should look like this:

Pour melted butter over spaghetti (I omitted this), and then spread meat sauce over top.

Chill and remove from fridge 30 minutes prior to baking. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. I covered my freezer batch with tight saran wrap and then foil. It will stay good in the freezer for up to 3 months. But, I doubt it will last that long in our house:)

Today, I'm off for my walk with the little man and a friend. Then back to the kitchen to prepare for tomorrows farmer's market.

Speaking of the little man, he's 10 months old today! Hard to believe. He's such a ham, just look how he feel asleep the other night...

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