This page continues a varied set of spaghetti ideas, from baked casseroles to slow cooker dinners and a make-ahead sauce. Each recipe brings a different method, but all start from familiar spaghetti ingredients and simple seasonings.
The five dishes below include a pie-style bake, two hearty meat-based slow cooker meals, a cheesy family-style pasta, and a freezer sauce that can be portioned for later use.
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- Old-Fashioned Beef Spaghetti Pie
- Homemade Spaghetti
- Slow Cooker 4-Ingredient Cheesy Spaghetti
- Slow Cooker Church Supper Spaghetti
- Slow Cooker Freezer Spaghetti Sauce
Old-Fashioned Beef Spaghetti Pie
Old-Fashioned Beef Spaghetti Pie turns cooked spaghetti into a crust by mixing it with butter, Parmesan, and beaten eggs before pressing it into a pie plate. The filling starts with browned ground beef cooked with onion and bell pepper, then garlic, tomato sauce, oregano, and basil are simmered together for a simple savory layer.
Once the meat mixture is spooned over the crust, shredded mozzarella is added on top and the pie is baked until the cheese is melted and bubbly. Letting it cool briefly before slicing helps the spaghetti crust hold its shape when served.
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Homemade Spaghetti
Homemade Spaghetti uses the Instant Pot to build a quick meat sauce over broken noodles. Onion and ground beef are sautéed first, then seasoned with garlic powder, Italian seasoning, minced garlic, salt, and pepper before the mixture is set aside and the pot is deglazed with water.
The noodles are layered crisscrossed in the pot, then topped with sauce, optional diced tomatoes, the beef mixture, and the remaining water without stirring. After pressure cooking and a short natural release, the spaghetti is stirred so the sauce thickens as it rests.
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Slow Cooker 4-Ingredient Cheesy Spaghetti
Slow Cooker 4-Ingredient Cheesy Spaghetti keeps the ingredient list short while still making a full meal. Cooked ground beef or turkey is combined in the slow cooker with pasta sauce and part of the shredded cheddar, then broken spaghetti is stirred in so it is coated with sauce from the start.
The pasta cooks on LOW until tender, with occasional stirring to help everything cook evenly. Near the end, the remaining cheddar is sprinkled over the top and covered so it melts into a cheesy finish before serving.
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Slow Cooker Church Supper Spaghetti
Slow Cooker Church Supper Spaghetti begins with browned ground beef, diced onion, and garlic cooked together in a skillet. That mixture goes into the slow cooker with spaghetti sauce, diced tomatoes, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper for a seasoned tomato base that simmers before the pasta is added.
After the sauce cooks for several hours, broken spaghetti and water are stirred in for the final stage. The pasta finishes cooking in the slow cooker with occasional stirring, and the dish is served warm with grated Parmesan on top.
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Slow Cooker Freezer Spaghetti Sauce
Slow Cooker Freezer Spaghetti Sauce is built for making a large batch ahead of time. Tomatoes, onion, and bell peppers are blended smooth, then combined in the slow cooker with tomato paste, sugar, olive oil, oregano, basil, garlic, Italian seasoning, salt, and optional red pepper flakes.
The sauce cooks low and slow or on high until blended and ready, then it is cooled before being packed into labeled freezer bags. Freezing it flat on trays makes the portions easier to stack later, so the sauce can be pulled out whenever a spaghetti meal is needed.
