Cheese Lover's Spaghetti Casserole

You have never had a spaghetti casserole better this this one! It’s layered with an easy mozzarella cheese sauce that takes it over the top.

Cheese Lover’s Spaghetti Casserole

Ingredients:
1 pound ground chuck
1 medium onion, diced
2-3 cloves of garlic
28oz jar of spaghetti sauce
1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
1 tablespoon garlic powder
12oz spaghetti, cooked al dente
8oz cream cheese
2 tablespoons butter
¼ cup all purpose flour
2 cups milk
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
1 cup shredded parmesan cheese

Directions:
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
In a large skillet, brown the ground chuck with the diced onion and garlic. Drain off any grease that forms. Mix in the spaghetti sauce, Italian seasoning, and garlic powder.
Cook on low for 10 minutes.
Cook the spaghetti noodles until al dente. Drain off the water, and then stir in 8oz of softened cream cheese. Stir the noodles into the sauce, the heat will melt any un-mixed cream cheese.Meanwhile, make the Mozzarella cheese sauce. In a saucepan, melt 2 tablespoons of butter. Whisk in ¼ cup of all purpose flour. Cook on medium heat for about 60-90 seconds, stirring occasionally. Whisk in 2 cups of milk. Cook, whisking often, on medium heat until it’s thickened enough to lightly coat your whisk – about the thickness of heavy whipping cream. Add in 8oz of shredded Mozzarella cheese. Whisk until the cheese is completely melted and throughly combined.
Spray a 9x13 casserole dish with nonstick cooking spray. Spread half of the spaghetti mixture into the bottom of the dish. Top with half of the cheese sauce and half of the shredded parmesan cheese. Top the cheese with the other half of the spaghetti - and then finish up with the rest of the cheese sauce and  parmesan cheese. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes before serving.