The farmhouse kitchens of rural Ohio's Amish Country are filled with recipe boxes containing instructions for the most hearty concoctions. The meals are protein-packed plate-pilers because unlike me, who generally works in front of a keyboard, these meals are meant to feed men who have been in the fields or the cabinet shop all morning working up a sweat and needing a refuel at day's end.
This is a classic Amish meal, that I, and Amish365 readers, can't get enough of. So enjoy this classic recipe that comes from an Amish woman in Ohio. A meal like this is carbohydrate loaded and meant to deliver calories to hard-working bodies. Cholesterol is an afterthought.
My parents made this and describe it as a delish dish that is a hearty, cheese mish-mash. They added some sliced mushrooms to the mix which, in my book, you can never go wrong with doing. So this recipe, with its versatility is one of my favorite baked spaghetti recipes.
Use a large skillet and cook the onions over medium heat or medium-high heat.
Hamburger is the beefy part of this recipe, but you could switch it up with ground turkey or sausage. Many Amish would use a venison blend. Italian sausage would also be a great option. Use cooking spray to cut down on the skillet mess. Sprinkling some Parmesan cheese over the meat in the skillet adds some great additional flavor.
Baked spaghetti is the hallmark of this recipe, but you could really use any kind of pasta, rotini or twists, would also be good.
You can add your own touches to a recipe like this, perhaps some garlic or some other type of cheeses, like mozzarella or colby, to infuse it with some more vivid flavors. Fresh basil is another great flavor for this baked spaghetti casserole.
Tomatoes are the main vegetable in this. What veggies go well with tomatoes? I suppose if you wanted to mix in some peas or carrots, that would be a nice addition and nutrition.
The spaghetti noodles are my favorite part of this. You can make this casserole ahead and store in an airtight container and freeze. Just thaw and microwave to reheat and eat this delicious beefy spaghetti bake!
🍲 Beefy Spaghetti Bake
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 small onion
- 1 1 /2 cups uncooked spaghetti
- 1 cup tomatoes
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 2 cups milk
- 3 /4 cups cheese
- seasonings to your taste (salt, pepper)
📋 Instructions
- Cook spaghetti until tender, drain.
- In a skillet, brown beef and onion in the butter.
- Add flour, seasoning, and milk.
- Cook until thick,
- Mix one-half cup cheese with spaghetti.
- Place half spaghetti and cheese mixture in baking dish.
- Spread meat mixture on top of the spaghetti in baking dish.
- Top with rest of spaghetti.
- Sprinkle with remaining cheese.
- Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.
🍲 Favorite Amish Casseroles
Casseroles are popular in Amish kitchens, they are versatile and feed families, here are some of our favorites!
Grandma Graber's Quick and Easy Casserole
Classic!
The Bishop's Overnight Casserole
The flavors really meld in this one!
This one has hot dogs!
🖨️ Full Recipe
Beefy Spaghetti Casserole
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 small onion
- 1 /2 cups uncooked spaghetti
- 1 cup tomatoes diced
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 2 cups milk
- 3 /4 cups cheese
- seasonings to your taste (salt, pepper)
Instructions
- Cook spaghetti until tender, drain.
- In a skillet, brown beef and onion in the butter.
- Add flour, seasoning, and milk.
- Cook until thick,
- Mix one-half cup cheese with spaghetti.
- Place half spaghetti and cheese mixture in baking dish.
- Spread meat mixture on top of spaghetti in baking dish.
- Top with rest of spaghetti.
- Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.
Judy Wahlgren
Very poor recipe instructions, and photo instructions. you only need to read it and you would have known it didn't even use all the recipes. poor editing. The recipe looks like it would have been very tastey too. So sad. Can't rate this recipe.