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Bacon Spaghetti Bake with Tomatoes and Onion
This spaghetti bake is a simple and easy weeknight dinner that uses a few basic ingredients. Unlike traditional spaghetti, this recipe features bacon and caramelized onions with a light sauce that everyone will love.
Ingredients
This simple bacon spaghetti recipe only takes four pantry ingredients and bacon to pull together. To make this recipe, you’ll need bacon, diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, onion, spaghetti noodles, and your favorite Italian seasoning.
How to make Bacon Spaghetti Bake
This is so easy! Cook the spaghetti noodles to al dente as directed on the package.
Begin the sauce by chopping the bacon and onion. Sauté the bacon over medium heat in a 4 quart dutch oven until crispy. Remove the bacon from the pan and drain on paper towels. Add the onion to the bacon grease and cook until tender. Reduce heat and pour in two cans of diced tomatoes, a can of tomato sauce, and Italian seasoning. Let simmer until thickened. Stir in bacon. The sauce should look like this:
Spray a casserole dish and add cooked spaghetti noodles. Top with tomato sauce and give a quick stir to lightly sauce noodles. Bake until heated through and serve. In a hurry? Skip this step and add the noodles directly to the dutch oven for a quick stovetop dinner.
How to Serve Easy Bacon Spaghetti Bake
This dish is best served with garlic bread and a simple salad or veggie, such as green beans. If it’s been an extremely hard day, this pairs well with a glass of red wine.
What can I do to jazz this up even more?
A simple way to get even more taste from this recipe is to use any variety of seasoned diced tomatoes. These are sold in Italian, celery and onion, and even spicy flavors. You could even top with your favorite cheese during the last few minutes of baking.
Can I prepare this ahead of time?
Yes! To make your weeknights even easier, prepare ahead of time by assembling the casserole and refrigerating for up to 3 days. To bake, simply set out on counter for 30 minutes and bake as directed.
How to reduce this recipe:
This recipe feeds a large family, but you can easily reduce it to four servings by using 8oz spaghetti, 1/2 lb of bacon, and one can each of diced tomatoes and tomato sauce.
Easy Bacon Spaghetti Bake with Tomatoes and Onion
Transform weeknight spaghetti with bacon, onion, and canned tomatoes to make this easy and tasty bacon spaghetti bake.
Ingredients
- 1 lb spaghetti noodles uncooked
- 1 lb bacon chopped
- 1 medium onion diced
- 2 15 oz cans diced tomatoes undrained
- 2 8 oz cans tomato sauce
- 1 tbsp Italian seasoning
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350º. Spray a 9×13 casserole dish and set aside.
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Cook noodles to al dente as directed on package
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In a 4 quart dutch oven, cook bacon over medium heat until crispy. Drain on paper towels. Add the onion to the bacon grease and cook until tender. Add tomatoes and italian seasoning and cook over medium heat until sauce starts to thicken. Add bacon back to tomato mixture.
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Layer the noodles and sauce in prepared casserole dish. If the sauce is too thick, twist noodles lightly with a fork to spread sauce throughout.
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Bake at 350º for 30-40 minutes, or until heated through.
Recipe Notes
Stovetop Instructions:
If you don’t have time to bake the casserole, you can add the cooked noodles directly to the sauce on the stovetop.
Make Ahead:
To prepare ahead, assemble the recipe as directed, but before baking, wrap tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate for up to 3 days. Set it out 30 minutes before baking and bake as directed.
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