Spaghetti Bake Dish

Making A Spaghetti Bake dish

• Wash Hands before beginning
• HAVE FUN!
• WARNING! Keep hands away from the pots and pans due to boiling water/hot temperature
• Never leave the stove unattended!

• 1 pot for boiling tomatoes (1.25 liters)
• 1 strainer, tongs, 1 cutting board and cutting knife
• 1 pot filled with 2.5 liters of water
• 1 pound of Barilla Spaghetti Noodles
• 1 sauce pot
• 16 oz of organic lean beef
• Can opener, two 28oz cans of Hunts diced basil tomatoes
• 1 chopped yellow onion, 6 cloves of chopped garlic
• 2 tablespoons, of hunts tomato paste.
• 4 tablespoons of brag olive oil
• 2 tablespoons of freshly chopped basil
• 2 tablespoons of chopped oregano
• 1 tablespoon of Italian seasoning
• 2 cups of Italian style shredded cheese
• 2 cups of sharp cheddar shredded cheese
• One 9 x 13 baking dish
• Oven Mitts

• PLEASE NOTE that the following steps in the preparation of the dish need to be accomplished simultaneously.
• Take 2.5 Liters of water and pour into the pot and let it boil.
• Place Barilla Spaghetti Noodles into the boiling water and let the noodles start to soften. Once the noodles start to soften, start to stir until desired tenderness has been reached.
• Place the pasta into the strainer and add 2 tablespoons of butter.

• PLEASE NOTE that the following steps in the preparation of the dish need to be accomplished simultaneously.
• Take 2 tablespoons of Olive Oil and add it to the meat stirring pan.
• Place meat into the Olive Oil and wait until the meat has browned.
• Reduce the fat of the meat by placing the strainer in the sink, then place the meat into the strainer.
• Acquire the remaining 2 tablespoons of Olive Oil and pour it into the meat pot.
• Chop the onion, garlic, basil, oregano, and add each to the meat pot.
• Take the drained meat and place it back into the meat pot and begin to stir together.
• Open the tomato paste and cans with the can opener and add it to meat mixture.
• Add in one tablespoon of Italian Seasoning, salt and pepper for taste.

• Take 1.25 Liters of water and add it to the pot.
• Place all tomatoes in boiling water and let them cook for 15 minutes
• Remove tomatoes from boiling water and chop them, then add them to the sauce.

• Obtain a 9 x13 baking dish
• Design the Spaghetti Bake Dish by layering into several layers.
• Add the chopped tomato sauce as the base of the bake.
• Add half of the cooked spaghetti noodles over the chopped tomatoes.
• Add half of the meat sauce over the cooked spaghetti noodles.
• Add 2 cups of sharp cheddar cheese over the meat mixture.
• Add remaining cooked noodles over the sharp cheddar cheese.
• Add remaining meat mixture/sauce over the cooked noodles.
• Add chopped tomatoes over the meat mixture.
• Add 2 cups of Italian style cheese as the final layer of this building.

• Set oven to 365 degrees Fahrenheit
• Place spaghetti bake in oven for 20-25 minutes or until bubbly.

• BE CAREFUL! The dish is extremely hot.
• Place oven mitts on hands.
• Remove the dish from the oven and let it cool for 10 minutes.

• For the dish into servings and place onto plate.

• Enjoy the dish that you have created with friends and family!

• Carefully place foil over left over and place into fridge.