Spaghetti with Zesty Bolognese

photo by:kraft

Plain ol' marinara's got nothing on this meat sauce, with cream cheese, zesty dressing, ground beef and Parmesan. Plus, this dish fits your healthy eating plan.

time

prep:

45 min

total:

45 min

servings

total:

6 servings

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What You Need

small onion, chopped

1/4

cup KRAFT Lite Zesty Italian Dressing

lb. extra-lean ground beef

can (15 oz.) tomato sauce

can (14.5 oz.) diced tomatoes, undrained

3/4

lb. spaghetti, uncooked

Tbsp. PHILADELPHIA Neufchatel Cheese

1/4

cup KRAFT Grated Parmesan Cheese

It's for dipping and dunking and mixing-upping. And yes, for salad too.

Make It

COOK and stir onions in dressing in large skillet on medium heat 5 min. or until crisp-tender. Add meat; cook on medium-high heat until browned, stirring frequently. Stir in tomato sauce and tomatoes. Bring to boil; simmer on medium-low 15 min., stirring occasionally.

MEANWHILE, cook spaghetti as directed on package, omitting salt.

REMOVE sauce from heat. Add Neufchatel; stir until melted. Drain spaghetti; place in large bowl. Top with sauce and Parmesan.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Substitute

Prepare using whole wheat or multi-grain spaghetti.

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allyzkat

posted:6/3/2009

Made this the other night! BIG BIG hit with the kids!

a cook

posted:5/18/2009

Very good and quick - important on busy weeknights.

marilearomabiles

posted:5/18/2009

Loved the flavor. I did not expect it to be like that, I guess it was the cream cheese that made it really good.

blondjes

posted:5/15/2009

This was very good but i would put another half can of sauce in it, didn't seem to be enough sauce, i omitted the tomatoes just because my husband and i don't like them, put some basil and oregano in it, i didn't have any onions so i used a onion soup pack and it worked just fine, my husband loved it, he actually like that it wasn't very saucy, i also put some mozzeralla cheese on it too

kellistrickland

posted:5/14/2009

This recipe is fabulous! Me, my husband and my 5-year old all LOVED it! My 5-year old ate 2 platefuls and ate it for leftovers for 2 days....and still asked for more!

a cook

posted:5/10/2009

Delicious!

bishopdan

posted:4/29/2009

All four kids loved this meal!

spurgirl

posted:4/26/2009

Wonderful. Used your new Tuscan Italian Dressing instead of zesty. I substituted mushrooms for the onions and drained the grease from both before adding the sauce & tomatoes. I used whole wheat spaghetti which absorbed the sauce really well. I will definitely be making this one again. Even my toddler ate a whole plateful of it!

a cook

posted:4/24/2009

Delicious!

a cook

posted:4/22/2009

This was just okay. It was a little bland for me. Also the sauce was super runny for those of you making it the first time. I think I'll stick to regular meat sauce in the future. It's easier and just as good.