Description
Experience the viral sensation of TikTok Spaghetti! This layered pasta dish combines a rich meat sauce, creamy Alfredo, and melted mozzarella for an explosion of flavor. Perfect for a crowd-pleasing dinner. Get the full recipe and join the TikTok trend
Ingredients
Scale
Red Sauce
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 cup onion, chopped
- ½ cup green bell pepper, chopped
- 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
- 1 pound ground beef, 80/20
- 1 ½ teaspoons salt
- ¾ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
- 1 ½ (24-ounce) jars spaghetti sauce
Pasta
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 16 ounces spaghetti
Alfredo Sauce
- ½ cup (1 stick) butter
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1 ½ cups Parmesan cheese
- 2 cups Mozzarella cheese
Instructions
Red Sauce
- Preheat oven to 350°F (177°C). Spray a 9×13-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
- Heat the oil in a 12-inch skillet. Stir in onion and green pepper, then sauté over medium heat until translucent.
- Stir in the garlic and continue to sauté until fragrant, 1-2 minutes.
- Add ground beef to the skillet and cook, crumbling, until no longer pink. Drain off any grease.
- Add salt, black pepper, Italian seasoning, and spaghetti sauce; set aside.
Pasta
- Cook pasta according to package instructions, adding 1 tablespoon salt to the water.
- Drain.
Alfredo Sauce
- In a separate pan, melt butter. Add garlic and sauté on low until fragrant, about 1 minute.
- Sprinkle flour over garlic and cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute.
- Remove from heat and whisk in cream until smooth.
- Return to heat and stir Parmesan cheese into Alfredo sauce. Gently cook until the cheese melts.
Assembling and Baking
- Add drained pasta to Alfredo sauce and toss to coat.
- Spread coated pasta into the prepared baking pan.
- Top pasta with red sauce. Don’t mix the layers.
- Sprinkle top with mozzarella and bake, uncovered, until the cheese is melted and bubbly, about 30 minutes.
- Let cool for 10 minutes.
- Sprinkle top with fresh parsley and a little dried Italian seasoning.