The original recipe comes from a recipe book that my mom's women's church group printed years ago. I have made a couple changes to increase the flavour.
Ingredients
1 lb. ground beef
1/2 cup onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1 Tbsp Italiano spice
1 jar pasta sauce
1 - 200 g pkg. spaghetti
2 Tbsp butter or margarine
2 Tbsp flour
2 cups milk
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
4 Tbsp grated Parmesan cheese
Directions
1. Brown ground beef and onion. Add garlic and Italiano spice. Cook until meat is no longer pink.
2. Add pasta sauce to beef and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 8 to 10 minutes.
3. Meanwhile, break spaghetti into thirds and cook according to package. Drain well. Add spaghetti to ground beef and mix well.
4. In the pot where you cooked the spaghetti, melt butter. Blend in flour. Gradually stir in milk. Cook over medium heat until mixture just comes to a boil and thickens. Remove from heat. Add half the cheddar and Parmesan cheeses and stir until melted.
5. Spread half of ground beef/spaghetti mixture on bottom of 9x13 pan. Next add half the cheese sauce. Repeat layers. Sprinkle with remaining cheddar and Parmesan cheeses on top. Bake in a pre-heated 325 degree Farenheit oven for 20 minutes or until hot and bubbly.
