Gluten-free Cheesy Baked Pasta
Make this easy and delicious gluten-free cheesy baked pasta because pasta night doesn't have to be boring.
Ingredients
- 1 Pound Ground Beef or ground meat of choice
- 1 Package Gluten-free Spaghetti Spaghetti squash or other gluten-free pasta of choice.
- 1 Cup Sliced Mushrooms
- 1 Small Diced Onion
- 1 28 OZ Jar Marinara Sauce of Choice
- 2 Tablespoons Butter
- ½ Cup Sour Cream
- 8 Ounces Cream Cheese
- 1 Cup Parmesan Cheese Divided
- 2-3 Cups Mozzarella Cheese Shredded
- 2 Teaspoons Salt
- 1 ½ Teaspoons Pepper
- 2 Cloves Minced Garlic Or 1 teaspoon garlic powder.
- 2 ½ Teaspoons Italian Seasoning
Instructions
- Cook and drain your gluten-free pasta, spaghetti squash, or other gluten-free pasta of choice, and set it aside.1 Package Gluten-free Spaghetti
- In a skillet, cook and drain the ground beef.1 Pound Ground Beef
- Add the diced onions and mushrooms to the ground beef and cook them until they become soft.1 Small Diced Onion, 1 Cup Sliced Mushrooms
- Add the marinara sauce and spices and put it aside.1 28 OZ Jar Marinara Sauce, 2 Teaspoons Salt, 1 ½ Teaspoons Pepper, 2 ½ Teaspoons Italian Seasoning, 2 Cloves Minced Garlic
- Combine the butter, cream cheese, sour cream, and half the parmesan cheese into a small bowl and mix.2 Tablespoons Butter, ½ Cup Sour Cream, 8 Ounces Cream Cheese, 1 Cup Parmesan Cheese
- Toss the cooked spaghetti into the cream cheese mixture.
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
- Layer a small amount of the marinara sauce into the bottom of a casserole dish.
- Then put a layer of the coated spaghetti.
- Top with a layer of mozzarella and parmesan.1 Cup Parmesan Cheese, 2-3 Cups Mozzarella Cheese
- Add another layer of the marinara sauce.
- Repeat until the baking dish is filled, and sprinkle the remaining cheese on top.2-3 Cups Mozzarella Cheese, 1 Cup Parmesan Cheese
- Bake in the preheated oven for about 30-45 minutes or until the cheese bubbles and gets slightly golden.
- Allow it to cool for a few minutes before serving and enjoy!
Notes
Ingredient substitutions.
- Gluten-free pasta. - If you don't want to use gluten-free pasta, you can easily use cooked and shredded spaghetti squash instead. I have also used the palm heart noodles in this gluten-free pasta bake, and they worked great and kept their texture in this dish. That will also make this a low-carb pasta dish.
- Gluten-free spaghetti sauce - You can use whatever brand of gluten-free spaghetti sauce that you like in this cheesy pasta bake. When I want to add more veggies to this gluten-free pasta bake, I will use a batch of my vegetable marinara.
- Ground beef - You can also use ground turkey or chicken instead of ground beef if you prefer.
- Vegetarian pasta bake. - If you want to make this gluten-free baked pasta vegetarian, you can simply leave the ground meat out of the sauce.
- Bring your cream cheese and butter to room temperature. This simple step will make it easier to toss the spaghetti squash with it.
- Don't overcook your pasta. - Because this gluten-free baked pasta uses already cooked pasta to assemble it, you want to make sure you only cook your gluten-free pasta till it's almost done and not all the way done. If you cook it all the way, your gluten-free pasta can become soggy since it is cooked more in the sauce.
Nutrition
Calories: 547kcal
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