Description
Quick and creamy TikTok spaghetti blends Italian-American flavors for a viral sensation. Cheese, cream sauce, and ground beef combine in a simple, irresistible meal you’ll crave again and again.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb ground beef (or Italian sausage)
- 12 oz spaghetti
- 24 oz marinara sauce
- 15 oz Alfredo sauce
- 4 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1 ½ cups mozzarella cheese
- ½ cup sour cream
- ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 tbsp chopped parsley (for garnish)
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp onion powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
Instructions
- Boiling Preparation: Fill a capacious pot with water, liberally season with salt, and elevate to a vigorous boil over maximum heat.
- Pasta Transformation: Immerse spaghetti into the roiling water, intermittently stirring to prevent adhesion, cooking until achieving an al dente consistency.
- Meat Flavor Development: In a substantial skillet, sear ground beef until achieving a deep caramelized exterior, rendering a complex flavor profile.
- Creamy Integration: Fold cream cheese into the browned meat, creating a silky, luxurious coating that enhances the protein’s inherent richness.
- Sauce Harmony: Cascade marinara over the meat mixture, allowing ingredients to converge and amplify their collective taste dimensions.
- Pasta Fusion: Introduce cooked spaghetti into the skillet, thoroughly tossing to ensure comprehensive sauce coverage and flavor penetration.
- Cheese Culmination: Transfer the amalgamated mixture to a baking vessel, strategically distributing cheddar and mozzarella across the surface to create a molten, golden landscape.
- Oven Transformation: Position the dish in a preheated oven, baking until cheese metamorphoses into a bubbling, golden-brown masterpiece with crisp edges.
- Resting and Serving: Extract from oven, allowing a momentary pause for flavor melding and structural stabilization before presenting this culinary creation.
Notes
- Prevent Pasta Clumping: Stir spaghetti occasionally during boiling and ensure ample water volume to maintain separate strands.
- Achieve Perfect Meat Texture: Brown ground beef thoroughly, breaking into small pieces for even caramelization and maximum flavor absorption.
- Cheese Melting Technique: Sprinkle cheese evenly across the surface and use medium-high oven temperature for optimal golden-brown, bubbling crust.
- Dietary Adaptation: Swap ground beef with plant-based alternatives like beyond meat or lentils for vegetarian version; use gluten-free pasta for celiac-friendly option.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Lunch, Dinner, Snacks
- Method: Boiling
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 7
- Calories: 565
- Sugar: 5 g
- Sodium: 900 mg
- Fat: 30 g
- Saturated Fat: 15 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 1 g
- Carbohydrates: 51 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 28 g
- Cholesterol: 90 mg