mac and cheese noodles mushy in crock pot

These step by step photos and instructions are here to help you visualize how to make this recipe. For a vegetarian option, feel free to omit the meat from the sauce altogether. You can simply use all ground beef or all Italian sausage if you prefer or even substitute with ground turkey. SAUCE – We like to use a mixture of both Italian sausage and ground beef in our meat sauce for even more flavor. It’s important to only cook the noodles al dente as they will continue to cook once added to the others ingredients and baked in the oven. PASTA – As the name states, we are using spaghetti, however, you can use whatever kind of noodle you’d like for an equally delicious pasta casserole. Ingredient Info and Substitution Suggestions Get all measurements, ingredients, and instructions in the printable version at the end of this post. The cream cheese added to the ricotta gives the dish its signature “million dollar” creaminess. Million dollar spaghetti casserole is a creamy, flavorful pasta bake much like lasagna with its layers of meat sauce, noodles, and cheesy goodness.

Layers of savory meat sauce, spaghetti, ricotta, and both mozzarella and parmesan cheese come together to make this creamy, bubbly, million dollar spaghetti casserole.

Mac and cheese noodles mushy in crock pot