{Crock Pot} Creamy Spaghetti is super easy to make and tastes awesome! My family loves spaghetti and since we have a very busy schedule, I love using my crock pot every once in awhile! There is a good combination of protein and carbs in this meal, so I made it on a night when my son had baseball practice. We eat dinner early on practice nights, but I want to make sure my son has good energy for a couple hours. My family loved {Crock Pot} Creamy Spaghetti and I will be making it again soon when we have a busy day. I will try a different flavored spaghetti sauce next time to change the taste a little bit.
recipe from Picky Palate
Servings: 5
Calories: 764kcal
Ingredients
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder or salt
- 3 jars 26 ounce your favorite pasta sauce
- 1 pound spaghetti noodles
- ½ cup Parmesan Cheese
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- 1-2 cups chicken broth
Instructions
- Cook/brown beef into a medium skillet over medium heat until crumbled and browned
- Season with salt, pepper and garlic salt or powder
- Drain fat from pan
- Pour one jar of pasta sauce into bottom of crock pot on high heat
- Break spaghetti noodles in half and place noodles over sauce
- Pour cooked beef over noodles, sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and top with cubes of cream cheese
- Pour another jar of pasta over cream cheese, close lid and let cook on high for 3 hours
- After 3 hours, give a good stir (will be thick) and add last jar of pasta sauce and 1-2 cups of chicken broth (more if you want a thinner sauce)
- Close lid and let cook another hour or until ready to serve
Nutrition
Calories: 764kcal | Carbohydrates: 94g | Protein: 43g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 112mg | Sodium: 3093mg | Potassium: 2089mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin A: 2600IU | Vitamin C: 34.2mg | Calcium: 250mg | Iron: 8.2mg
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ally says
hi! do you think this could be set to low for 6 hours instead of high for 3 hours?
would love any feedback! thanks!
Aubrey Cota says
I would say check on it at about the 5-hour mark but low for 6 hours should be just fine.
Aimee says
How many servings does one crock pot make? I am making this for my class, which is 17 students?
Julie Kotzbach says
Hi Aimee! Depending on the appetite you should get 6 to 8 servings from this recipe. 🙂
Diana Russell says
That sounds yummy!!! Can you use ricotta cheese instead of cream cheese?
Amy says
This is AMAZING!!! Got left overs for tomorrow too
Aubrey Cota (Admin) says
Yay! I’m so glad!!!
sarina says
I tried this tonight. Its really yummy very rich and very filling! Kids are stoked that i will have some left to freeze. Thank you for sharing! I think when i make again yes i will double but i wont doubble the cream cheese again lol. I added mushrooms and olives to it.
Donna Rice says
This was ok. I could not seem to make it “great.” I doubled the ground beef and sauce, added Italian seasoning, mushrooms, onions, green peppers – nothing seemed to make a difference. Thank goodness for Sarina’s post – I took out half of the cream cheese. I cannot imagine if I had more in it. I put it in a casserole dish and added cheese on top (usually cures everything). It reminds me of a similar recipe I have that includes cottage cheese and sour cream. People are coming over tomorrow night and I will see if I can get it “great” by then.
Amber Stuart says
making this for dinner right now! but instead i am using elbow noodles, hope it turns out! thanks for the recipe! 🙂
admin says
Amber, I hope you enjoyed it as much as we did! Thanks for letting us know you made it! 🙂