Homemade Cheesy Spaghetti Recipe
Cheese is my weakness. I love creamy cheesy pasta. This homemade cheesy spaghetti recipe is one of my favorites. You can add some grilled chicken to give some protein and serve alongside a caesar salad. Yum!
First, you make your cheesy spaghetti sauce. Most people associate spaghetti with tomato-based sauce, but really spaghetti is the type of noodle. However, this cheesy sauce goes well on any noodle shape. We often use bow-tie pasta.
The half & half makes the sauce extra creamy, which is my favorite part. Once you melt your cheese into your sauce mixture, it is time to stir in your cooked pasta noodles. Don’t forget your Italian seasoning and garlic! That really brings out the flavor.
Follow the step-by-step instructions in the recipe below. You can print it for easy reference.
Homemade Cheesy Spaghetti Recipe
Homemade Cheesy Spaghetti
Ingredients
- 16 oz spaghetti noodles
- 12 oz Italian 5 Cheese
- 1/2 cup butter
- 3 cup milk
- 1 cup half and half
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 garlic scapes, diced
- 6 tbsp flour
- 3 tsp Italian seasoning
- salt and pepper, to taste
- parsley, garnish
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil and cook the spaghetti according to the package directions. Drain.
- In a large saucepan melt the butter and add in the minced garlic and garlic scape pieces.
- Whisk the flour into melted butter and garlic, about 1 minute.
- Slowly add in the milk and cream while continuing to whisk. The mixture will begin to thicken.
- Add in the cheese and stir until melted. If the mixture becomes to thick, add in milk to thin.
- Add in the cooked pasta and stir until coated.
- Salt & pepper and serve with chopped parsley as your garnish.
Notes
Serve with garlic bread and side salad.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
8Serving Size:
1 gramsAmount Per Serving: Unsaturated Fat: 0g
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What is your favorite pasta sauce? Which pasta noodle shape do you cook most often?
What kind of white cheese was used?
Oooh that looks delicious – I need to try it!!!
I am a cheese lover myself, but my husband is not such a cheese lover. Which is to tell you the truth, a big surprise that we have lasted all of these years! Being Italian, cheese & garlic are two ingredients that are a must have in most of my recipes!
He’s come around to accepting the garlic, but the cheese is still a compromise! I’ve already pinned this masterpiece! Yum!
gah! this looks fabulous! i looove cheesy pasta
I’m hungry now, my tummy is grumbling about it.
What exactly is garlic scape???? I’ve never heard this term.
I love any foods that are cheesy. This soumds delicious.
We are always looking for different treats to prepare the grand kids…and me!
Hello,
I’m visiting from “Inspire Me Monday”. I love all things cheesy, so I’m saving this recipe to try. BTW, what kind of cheese did you use? Mozzarella, Monterey, or what? Thanks for sharing and if you like mewsic then come join me on the dance floor with tunes about Back to School Again!
Your Cheesy Spaghetti will be fantastic! Thanks so much for sharing with us at Full Plate Thursday. Hope you have a great week and come back to see us real soon!
Miz Helen
Oh my goodness…my mouth drooled! YUM! Pinned!
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I’m not much of a fan of tomato sauced spaghetti, but your cheesy spaghetti sound ah-mazing. Congrats, you’re featured at the This Is How We Roll Link Party.
A nice simple dinner. Very good. I love all the different things you can do with a basic white sauce.
This looks amazing! I am going to have to try this for sure! What an amazing spin on spaghetti!
This sounds so delicious and I can’t wait to try it.