Moms Spaghetti Bake

1 Preheat the oven to 375 F.

2 In a pan brown the ground beef and drain any grease. Stir in the tomato sauce, spaghetti sauce packet, and 1/2 cup water. Simmer for 20 minutes stirring occasionally.

3 In a separate pot, make the spaghetti according to the package instructions, broken into thirds before boiling. Pour into a colander and set aside.

4 To that same pot add in the butter. Once melted, whisk in the flour and cook for 2-3 minutes.

5 Slowly stir in the milk and the rest of the water. Stir until thickened about 2-3 minutes.

6 Turn the mixture down to low and slowly add in a cup of shredded cheese and the parmesan cheese. Stir until all the cheese is melted.

7 In a 9X13 casserole dish layer in this order: 1/2 of spaghetti, 1/2 of meat mixture, all of cheese sauce mixture, rest of the spaghetti and rest of the meat mixture

8 Top with remaining shredded cheese and bake for 20 minutes.