Reviewed: Aug. 25, 2009

this was very good. It is a little bland which is why the 4 stars. I didnt add any butter. I thought it was a strange thing to be in the recipe. My family devoured this up and got seconds. My husband hates cottage cheese but he did love this. I didnt have any mozz cheese, so I used cheddar blend. This makes A LOT so next time I should half the recipe. I am also going to add some spices, like maybe oregano, basil, garlic powder, and parsley.

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ARCTICAMY

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Home Town: San Jose, California, USA

Living In: North Pole, Alaska, USA

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Reviewed: Aug. 14, 2009

Loved this recipe - made just a couple of changes - added a couple of cups of sauce - afraid it would be too dry and i mixed the cottage cheese in with the noodle mixture - my kids don't like the "gooey" layer of lasagna - so they still got the nutrition of the cottage cheese - just hide it - didn't change the taste at all - i've made it both ways. I get requests for this at least every other week from the kids!

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louise

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Reviewed: Aug. 4, 2009

This is something to rave about! I used a large jar of my favorite sauce and it was perfect.

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DEBBIEMAE

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Reviewed: Jul. 31, 2009

Taste was very good! But a little dry ... especially the next day when reheating. Next I will add more sauce to it! Followed recipe exactly.

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LACE7725

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Reviewed: Jul. 25, 2009

Fabulous!!! My family loves this recipe. Whenever I make spaghetti. I make extra and make this casserole and stick in the freezer to have a quick and easy meal at a later date. And I think this gets better reviews than regular spaghetti.

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CindyKay

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Reviewed: Jul. 8, 2009

An absolutely delicious spaghetti casserole recipe; it got many compliments on how good it tasted and how it wasn't too thick. I halved the recipe since I was cooking for four people and dialed up the temperature to cook: 375 degrees instead of the 350. I omitted the cottage cheese and actually made my own spaghetti sauce in place of the canned spaghetti sauce called for in the recipe. Get one can of crushed tomatoes and one can of tomato sauce and cook those in a pot on medium heat with two tablespoons of olive oil until it begins to boil (about 4 – 5 minutes). After it starts, add in two to three tablespoons of sugar, one teaspoon of salt, one teaspoon of pepper, and a sprinkle of dried parsley. Let that cook for another 3 – 4 minutes while stirring occasionally. This is the new sauce base to add your cooked ground beef and onions into. For the assembled casserole, I put it in to cook for about 30 minutes and everything came out perfectly. Cheese was melted and the consistency was great. Just use one solid sheet of foil to cover the pan though; I used two and the bottom one drooped to touch the cheese and that got a little messy. I will try this recipe next time with the cottage cheese or ricotta like some reviewers have been mentioning. Great dish for hungry appetites and will definitely please a wide audience.

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dennis.chu

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Home Town: Middletown, New Jersey, USA

Living In: West Lafayette, Indiana, USA

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Reviewed: Jul. 6, 2009

this was really good. i used spicy italian sausage instead of ground beef because it is what i had on hand. i let it sit on the counter 10 minutes and it really helped the casserole set. i will be making this again

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MI$$DREA

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Reviewed: Jun. 23, 2009

Pretty good basic baked spaghetti recipe. People that thought it wasn't that great have to remember, people's tastes are different. Be creative and adjust things the way you like them. For instance, I added green pepper, a couple cloves of pressed garlic, some course ground black pepper, sea salt (instead of the seasoned salt), and the basic Italian seasoning while cooking the hambuer. For the cheeses, I used a mozzarella and provalone blend and shredded parmesan asiago blend. My husband and 2 year old loved it!

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Tracy L.

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Reviewed: Jun. 15, 2009

This was a huge hit with my kids, and it's a nice way to dress up sphagetti

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Reviewed: Jun. 15, 2009

My youngins loved this! I split the recipe to make half with meat and half without. They both went down a treat.

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Angi

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Reviewed: Jun. 8, 2009

This was a quick and easy recipe for the entire family. Very good. Next time I will add a little more sauce to the middle layer. Thanks!

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MANDY5473

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Reviewed: May 31, 2009

This was great! Made great leftovers for lunch and dinner for the next couple of days.

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Reviewed: May 11, 2009

My family loves this recipe! I doubled the sauce and substituted ricotta cheese for the cottage cheese as well and it was delicious. Makes plenty and we even had leftovers.

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luvmy5

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Reviewed: Apr. 21, 2009

Pretty good but on the dry side and bland. Could be better depending on the amount and type of sauce used. It was a little more work than I would like to put into something that tastes so similar to regular spaghetti. But definitely doable.

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Reviewed: Apr. 19, 2009

My family liked regular spaghetti way better. Less work:) This tasted like a blah lasange.

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Reviewed: Apr. 19, 2009

Was absolutely the best! It was even better when it was reheated the next day. I loved it and would make it again!

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Reviewed: Apr. 18, 2009

I choose not to add onion, since no one in my house cares for onions. Otherwise, I don't change a single thing. You simply can't mess it up, and the pickiest of kids (including mine) gobble it up. It also makes easy leftovers that you can just throw in the microwave. I've experimented with different flavored sauces as well, whatever fits your family's taste.

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Reviewed: Mar. 29, 2009

My picky family enjoyed this recipe. I actually used 2 9x13 dishes instead of layering the recipe. I left out the ricotta/cottage cheese, and doubled the sauce as suggested by another reviewer. I froze the second dish. I will make this every month! Thanks for a great recipe!

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Charlotte

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Reviewed: Mar. 27, 2009

Decent. Not much better than regular spaghetti.

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cathyt

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Home Town: Flint, Michigan, USA

Living In: Essexville, Michigan, USA

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Reviewed: Mar. 10, 2009

I thought this would taste just like lasagna but it didn't. My whole family liked it, even my 16 yo who doesn't care for spaghetti. We did make some changes based on other reviews and what we had on hand. I did use 2 jars of spaghetti sauce and it was just enough for 1 pound of spaghetti...possibly a bit toward the dry side. I still only used 1 pound of hamburger as we don't like a real "meaty" spaghetti. We didn't have cottage cheese so I eliminated it. I usually add it to my lasagna, but I liked it without. The noodles were delicious even before we put the sauce on. I used freshly grated parmesean which I think makes all the difference. I will be making it again. Will probably add green pepper and garlic to the hamburger mixture. Thanks for a good recipe!

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