Spaghetti a la Philly {Creamy Spaghetti}

I was recently contacted by Philadelphia Cream Cheese through Twitter. If your not following Philly on Twitter you should be. They always have such awesome recipe ideas and posts. Well Philly invited me to try out a new Philly inspired recipe on my friends and family and then blog about it and share my thoughts. Of course right off the top I am a big cream cheese lover.

Cream cheese can be added to so many dishes and baked items and the results are always fantastic. Philly wanted to know my thoughts on how I would rate this new pasta creation. Pasta and cheese how can you go wrong. They wanted me to prepare and serve this dish and then give my rating.

First off I want to say that this recipe was really easy to prepare and required very little ingredients. Also the ingredients listed are ones that I usually have on hand in my pantry and freezer, so that's always a plus. 

We always have jars of spaghetti sauce and pasta on hand for quick thrifty meals such as this one. I was really in the need to change things up a bit so this recipe came to me at a perfect time. My little guy is a big spaghetti lover so I was excited to try out this recipe. 

I will admit that my first thoughts on adding Philly cream cheese to spaghetti sauce kind of took me for a loop. I really wasn't to sure on the outcome, but I was willing to give it a try.After I mixed the cream cheese into the sauce it really started taking on a pretty pinkish color. I was really surprised at the addition of the cream cheese it really made the sauce so rich and creamy. 

The sauce smelled so wonderful. As I was mixing up all the pasta I thought to myself this dish can easily be turned into a meatless meal. So really you can add ground beef or if you want a vegetarian dish you can leave it out. I am happy to say that I was pleasantly surprised at how this pasta dish turned out.

One 24 oz jar spaghetti sauce, 8oz spaghetti noodles, Parmesan cheese, ground beef and 4 oz Philadelphia cream cheese.

Cook the beef in a 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat until well browned, stirring often to separate meat.

cut the cream cheese into squares and set aside.

Pour off any fat. Stir the sauce and cream cheese in the skillet. Reduce the heat to low. Cook for 3 minutes or until the cream cheese is melted, stirring often.

Place the spaghetti into a large bowl. Add the beef mixture and toss to coat.

Sprinkle with the Parmesan cheese and serve. This would be great paired with a nice salad and hot crusty french bread. If you are looking for a nice change from ordinary spaghetti. I highly recommend trying this recipe out. You wont be disappointed.

Spaghetti a la Philly

 

Ingredients:

1 - lb lean ground beef, browned & drained

1 jar (24 -26 oz) Prego Traditional Italian Spaghetti Sauce or your use favorite brand

4 ounces Kraft Philadelphia cream cheese, cut into cubes

1 - (8 ounces) pkg spaghetti, cooked and drained

2 - tablespoons Kraft grated Parmesan cheese

Directions:

Cook the beef in a 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat until well browned, stirring often to separate meat.

Pour off any fat. Stir the sauce and cream cheese in the skillet.  Reduce the heat to low. 

Cook for 3 minutes or until the cream cheese is melted, stirring often. Place the spaghetti into a large bowl. 

Add the beef mixture and toss to coat. Sprinkle with the Parmesan cheese and serve.

Prep: 20 minutes     Cook: 15 minutes      Makes: 4 servings

Disclosure: "Philadelphia Cream Cheese reached out to me to try their new Philly inspired recipe "Spaghetti a la Philly. For participating in the recipe trial, I received (3) free Philadelphia cream cheese product coupons and a cookbook. Thank you Philadelphia Cream Cheese for including Mommy's Kitchen in your recipe trial.