Million Dollar Spaghetti

This recipe has been all over Pintrest and so I thought I would try it out...  I have a recipe I have used in the past, Spaghetti Pie (one this blog), which is very similar to this recipe.  But I have to say, Million Dollar Spaghetti has it beat!   This recipe does call for cottage cheese, however, you do not taste it.  So those of you who turn up your nose at recipes with cottage cheese, I would still try it.  You will be surprised!

Million Dollar Spaghetti

1 lb of ground beef
1 jar of spaghetti sauce
8 oz of cream cheese
1/4 cup sour cream
1/2 lb cottage cheese
1/2 cup butter (1 stick)
1 pkg spaghetti
Grated cheddar cheese (I prefer mozzarella instead...)

Preheat oven to 350.  Boil spaghetti noodles until al dente (firm).  Drain and set aside until ready to assemble.
Combine cream cheese, sour cream, and cottage cheese until will blended.
Brown hamburger and when done, drain well.  Combine hamburger with spaghetti sauce.

Assemble:
Put a few slices of butter into a 9x13 pan and then pour half of your spaghetti on top. (I did not use butter when I made this.)
Take your cream cheese mixture and spread on top of noodles.
Pour the rest of the noodles on top of the cream cheese.  The recipe says to put more slices of butter on these noodles...  I omitted the butter...  This person must be related to Paula Dean!
Pour your spaghetti sauce/hamburger mixture over the noodles.
Put in the oven for 30 minutes.  After 30 minutes, sprinkle the desired amount of grated cheese on top and return to oven for 15 minutes or until cheese is melted.

We had this with garlic toast and green beans.

This would also be a great meal to take to a friend!