Cheesy Spaghetti Bake - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    8 ounces spaghetti
    1/2 lb ground beef
    1 onion, finely chopped
    16 ounces spaghetti sauce
    salt, if needed to taste
    pepper, to taste
    2 tablespoons butter
    2 tablespoons flour
    12 ounces evaporated milk
    1 cup shredded parmesan cheese
    1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese, DIVIDED
    1 teaspoon oregano
Preparation
    Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F Grease a 13x9-inch baking dish; set aside.
    Boil spaghetti noodles to al dente according to package; drain.
    While spaghetti is boiling, brown the ground beef with the onion; drain and return to skillet. Add the spaghetti sauce to the meat in the skillet.
    Add the hot cooked, drained spaghetti to the skillet; stir well. Add salt and pepper to taste. Pour into the prepared baking dish.
    In a saucepan, melt butter; add the flour, stirring constantly to make a roux. Slowly whisk in the evaporated milk.
    Turn heat to low and stir in the parmesan cheese and 1/2 cup only of the mozzarella. stir constantly until melted and smooth.
    Pour the cheese mixture evenly over the spaghetti in the 13 x 9 dish.
    Sprinkle with the remaining 1 cup of parmesan cheese and then the oregano.
    Bake; uncovered, for 30-35 minutes or until bubbly and starting to brown on top.

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