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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!

Baked Spaghetti in white bowl

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.

Baked Spaghetti with Fettuccini Alfredo Sauce

I decided to use my mini loaf pan instead of baking the spaghetti in a large pan.

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mini loaf pan

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.

Mini Baked Spaghetti Loaves

Bake for about 25 minutes at 350 degrees.

While the spaghetti is baking, heat Italian meatballs and marinara sauce.

Baked Spaghetti Topped With 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.

Baked Spaghetti Loaf with Meatballs

Sprinkle with freshly grated Parmesan and oregano. Serve with garlic, cheese bread, and a green salad.

Baked Spaghetti

Baked Spaghetti Recipe

Yield: 8
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes

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!

Ingredients

  • 6 cups cooked thin spaghetti noodles
  • Alfredo sauce, recipe below
  • 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
  • 24 Italian Meatballs
  • 25 oz Marinara Sauce
  • 8 teaspoon grated Parmesan
  • 1 teaspoon oregano

Alfredo Sauce:

  • 1 pint heavy cream
  • 2 teaspoon minced garlic
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 4 tablespoon butter
  • 4 oz cream cheese
  • 3 cups freshly shredded Parmesan

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease mini loaf pan.
  2. Mix cooked spaghetti with Alfredo sauce.
  3. Fill each of the mini loaves with the pasta and press down on the top to pack in it, adding more as necessary.
  4. Sprinkle the tops with about 2 tablespoons shredded mozzarella cheese.
  5. Bake for about 25 minutes at 350 degrees.
  6. While the spaghetti is baking, heat Italian meatballs and marinara sauce.
  7. Put a little sauce in each bowl, add one of the baked spaghetti loaves, top with Italian meatballs and more marinara sauce.
  8. Optional: Sprinkle with freshly grated Parmesan and oregano.

Alfredo Sauce:

  1. Bring heavy cream, minced garlic, pepper and salt to a boil over medium heat.
  2. Add butter and cream cheese, stir until smooth Heat until it starts to boil.
  3. Using a whisk (or a fork), stir in freshly shredded Parmesan, one cup at time, until smooth.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 8 Serving Size: 8 g
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 812Total Fat: 56gSaturated Fat: 32gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 183mgSodium: 1516mgCarbohydrates: 41gFiber: 3gSugar: 5gProtein: 34g
© Tonia Larson
Cuisine: Italian / Category: Dinner

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About Tonia Larson

Hi! I’m Tonia, the owner and recipe creator at The Gunny Sack, where I’ve shared easy recipes for busy people for 12+ years! My family-friendly meals, easy side dishes, and delicious desserts include mouthwatering photos, dynamic videos, and step-by-step instructions to help you cook at home.

Comments

  1. Christina says

    5 stars
    I made these tonight using my pampered chef brownie squares pan, and they were a big hit with the entire family. I am trying to be good so I used half and half instead of heavy cream but it was still creamy and rich. I’ll be making this again, great way to have portion control!

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  2. Paige says

    Looks great Tonia! How many cups does the Alfredo sauce yield? Just wondering how much I should mix in if i used jarred sauce. Thanks!

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    • Tonia says

      Thanks Paige! I’m not sure how much jarred sauce you would need. It would depend on the size of the jar but I’m guessing you would need at least two jars. Best of luck! ~Tonia

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  7. Diana says

    Such a beautiful presentation, I’m hungry. Tonia I have only half and half on hand, can I use instead of heavy cream?

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    • Tonia says

      Thank you Diana! I’ve never tried it, but I found this Alfredo sauce recipe by Land ‘O Lakes that uses half-n-half. http://www.landolakes.com/recipe/127/classic-alfredo-sauce

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  8. Dawn says

    I made this tonight and it was fabulous! Some notes: I used a wilton 9 mini loaf pan from walmart for $10 (in the cake decorating section of crafts); I got 2 pans worth out of 6 cups of spaghetti. I cooked way too much spaghetti because I had no idea how much 6 cups was pre-cooked.

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  9. Mrs. McQuail says

    I love this idea. It looks wonderful. I had a question, do you think this meal could be turned into a freezer meal? Thank you for this idea.

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    • carolyn b says

      I bought the Food network mini pans from kohl’s and they are terrific-never rust, never stick-and the just right proportion and i have had them now for 4 years and they get used a LOT

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  12. Brittany says

    I’m loving everything about this recipe! Since the hubby is off on a guys trip I’m going to try them out tonight. 🙂

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  13. kado says

    my favorite baked spaghetti is from tucci at the mall of america! I was craving it the other day so i searched baked spaghetti on pinterest, so weird this one happened to catch my eye. Tastes so much like the restaurants! Just made it for dinner and we all loved it. Thanks for the great recipe.

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    • Tonia says

      So far we’ve really enjoyed everything we’ve ordered from Tucci Benucch. I’m so happy to hear that your family enjoyed this recipe!

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  14. Suzanne says

    I made this for dinner tonight after finding it on Pinterest. It was wonderful! My whole family loved it. I can’t wait to check out some of your other recipes.

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  15. Colleen says

    Made this for dinner tonight. Super good and looked just like yours. I only used 2 cups of cheese because that’s all I had 🙂 Thanks!

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  16. Stephanie @ Sustaining the Powers says

    These look so amazing! The gooey melted cheese crust on top caught my eye on pinterest. I’m all about cheese. I make a “birds nest pie” baked spaghetti dish, but never thought to make mini ones, so I am going to have to try this!

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  17. Katie M says

    Tonia, this looks really good! I’m wondering if you have ever frozen these? How wonderful to pull those out of the freezer for dinner.

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  18. Barbara says

    Thank you for sharing this recipe. I made it for dinner today, with my own sauce and meatballs. My sauce is on the sweet side, and the baked spaghetti was perfect with it. The entire family loved it and can’t wait to have it again.

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  20. Katie says

    I made these the other night for my mom for our mama-daughter date. They we so easy, but fancy enough to really make us feel spoiled. We busted out a bottle of wine and some really nice french bread and ate to our hearts’ content. Such a great recipe! I’m putting this one in my back pocket for the future times when I wanna impress somebody, but don’t wanna have to work too hard at it! 🙂

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    • Tonia says

      Fantastic! I was scrolling down my recipe page recently and when I saw them, I realized that I haven’t made baked spaghetti for way too long.

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  22. Jelli says

    This sounds delicious, Tonia! I love baked spaghetti from Fazoli’s, and it’s not nearly as fancy as this. The idea of baking it with alfredo sauce and later adding the red sauce for a duo sauce combo sounds incredible. Yum! I’d love to give this a whirl soon.

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  25. Debbi says

    I’m going to try this! Thanks for including your Alfredo sauce recipe. Do you break up the spaghetti noodles and, if so, before you cook it or after? Thanks!

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    • Tonia says

      Hi Debbi,
      I always break up my noodles before cooking because that is the way my mom always did it. As far as I can tell, they would be fine if you didn’t break them up because you are just packing the noodles into the pan so the length doesn’t really matter. Happy Baking!
      ~Tonia

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  27. Jocelyn @BruCrew Life says

    That is such a fun way to make baked spaghetti! and I love that it has the alfredo in it too!!! Serious comfort food right there!

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  28. Diana says

    Hello Tonia, It looks great and I am sooooo hungry! Hope I get all the ingredients in Germany. I think my family will love it. Thanks for sharing! 🙂 Have a nice day. Greetings from the other side of the world
    Yours Diana

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    • Tonia says

      Thank you Diana! I took 3 years of German in high school with the hope that I would make it there some day. It hasn’t happened yet, but who knows what the future holds, right? We got about 7 inches of snow last night and the kids are all outside right now!

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