This Baked Spaghetti recipe is for mini loaves of creamy Alfredo baked spaghetti topped with meatballs and marinara sauce. It’s a Tucci Benucch copycat recipe!
There is a restaurant at the Mall of America called Tucci Benucch that I went to with my husband a few months ago. The food was delicious!
As usual, I had a hard time deciding but finally chose the Chicken Parmesan and Brian got Four Cheese Ravioli. One of the other items I wanted to order was their Famous Baked Spaghetti. I haven’t made it back to the restaurant to try it so I decided to make it at home.
Most baked spaghetti recipes that I’ve seen use a red sauce but the baked spaghetti from Tucci Benucch is made with a white sauce. The red sauce is added after baking, so that is how I made mine.
I decided to use my mini loaf pan instead of baking the spaghetti in a large pan.
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This is the pan I used when making this recipe.
It is a Wilton Perfect Results, 8 cavity loaf pan.
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Wilton Perfect Results Loaf Pan
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How To Make Baked Spaghetti
First mix about 6 cups of cooked thin spaghetti with Alfredo sauce. I made my own sauce, but you can use the jarred sauce if you prefer.
After greasing the pan, fill each of the mini loaves with the pasta and press down on the top to pack in it, adding more as necessary. Sprinkle the tops with shredded mozzarella cheese.
Bake for about 25 minutes at 350 degrees.
While the spaghetti is baking, heat Italian meatballs and marinara sauce.
Put a little sauce in a bowl, add one of the baked spaghetti loaves, top with Italian meatballs and more marinara sauce.
Sprinkle with freshly grated Parmesan and oregano. Serve with garlic, cheese bread, and a green salad.
Baked Spaghetti Recipe
Equipment
Ingredients
- 6 cups cooked thin spaghetti noodles
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 24 Italian Meatballs
- 25 oz marinara Sauce
- 8 teaspoon grated Parmesan
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
Alfredo Sauce:
- 1 pint heavy cream
- 2 teaspoon minced garlic
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 4 tablespoon butter
- 4 oz cream cheese
- 3 cups freshly shredded Parmesan
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350˚F and grease mini loaf pan.
- Mix cooked spaghetti with Alfredo sauce.
- Fill each of the mini loaves with the pasta and press down on the top to pack in it, adding more as necessary.
- Sprinkle the tops with about 2 tablespoons shredded mozzarella cheese.
- Bake for about 25 minutes at 350 degrees.
- While the spaghetti is baking, heat Italian meatballs and marinara sauce.
- Put a little sauce in each bowl, add one of the baked spaghetti loaves, top with Italian meatballs and more marinara sauce.
- Optional: Sprinkle with freshly grated Parmesan and oregano.
Alfredo Sauce
- Bring heavy cream, minced garlic, pepper and salt to a boil over medium heat.
- Add butter and cream cheese, stir until smooth Heat until it starts to boil.
- Using a whisk (or a fork), stir in freshly shredded Parmesan, one cup at time, until smooth.
Nutrition
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oodles_or says
OMG! Absolutely loved this dish. We used 2 jars of Rao Alfredo sauce for 1 lb. of thin spaghetti. Perfection!! Such an easy meal also. But very impressive. Thank you for sharing.