Baked Spaghetti

Since we're moving to Houston, we haven't really grocery shopped and we've been trying to eat whatever we have in our kitchen so nothing is wasted. I had a few cans of diced tomatoes and tomato sauce in one of our cupboards, so I decided to use them to make Baked Spaghetti with ground beef. I found this recipe in a Facebook group that I'm in, and it's absolutely delicious!!! Unfortunately, no picture for this recipe :o(

Baked Spaghetti

(Source: Facebook Group)

1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef

1 cup finely chopped onions

1 clove garlic, chopped

1 (28 oz) can diced tomatoes

1 (15 oz) can tomato sauce

1 (4 oz) can mushrooms, drained

2 teaspoons sugar

1 teaspoon dried basil flakes

1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano flakes

1 teaspoon salt

1/3 cup shredded Parmesan cheese

1 - 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

Cook and drain 8 - 10 ounces of spaghetti noodles (I used a 12 oz pack of noodles). In a large stock pot, heat up a few tablespoons of vegetable oil and saute chopped onions. Add in the chopped garlic and saute for another 1 - 2 minutes before adding ground beef into the mixture. Cook until the ground beef is browned. Then add the diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, mushrooms, sugar, basil flakes, oregano, salt, and Parmesan cheese into the pot with the ground beef and onions. Bring mixture to a boil and simmer for 20 - 25 minutes, uncovered. Once the sauce is done cooking, mix the cooked noodles with the sauce. Place of the noodle/sauce mixture in 9x13 inch baking pan. Sprinkle shredded mozzarella cheese on top and bake at 375 for 30 minutes.