Baked Spaghetti

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 lb spaghetti or 1 lb fettuccine pasta
• 1 lb bacon
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 2 teaspoons minced garlic (optional)
• 2 cans diced tomatoes or 2 cans stewed tomatoes, undrained
• 2 cups mozzarella cheese
• 2 cups cheddar cheese or 2 cups colby cheese
• salt, to taste
• pepper, to taste
• oregano
• basil
• dried italian spices
• crushed red pepper (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat over to 350 degrees.
• 2 cook pasta according to al dente directions.
• 3 while pasta is cooking, cook bacon until very crisp.
• 4 save about 2 tbls.
• 5 of the bacon grease.
• 6 cut bacon up or break into small pieces.
• 7 place pasta in a large roaster.
• 8 brown onion and/or garlic in bacon drippings.
• 9 place this on top of pasta, then add tomatoes and spices.
• 10 mix well.
• 11 add cheeses to the top and mix well.
• 12 you can save some cheese to add to the top before you bake it.
• 13 (not mixed in).
• 14 bake covered for 20 minutes at 350, then uncover and bake an additional 10 minutes.