• Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.
• Generously grease a 9 x 13 baking pan with butter. Set aside.

Browning the beef:

• In a large skillet over medium-high heat, brown the ground beef with the minced onion and garlic, and season with salt and pepper.
• When the beef is fully cooked drain any excess fat.
• Then stir in all of the pasta sauce EXCEPT about 1/2 cup which will get mixed in with the spaghetti noodles. Set aside.

Boiling the noodles:

• While the ground beef is browning, you can boil the spaghetti noodles.
• In a large pot with generously salted water, cook the noodles until they're al dente.
• Once the noodles are cooked, drain, then stir the 1/2 cup of remaining pasta sauce.

Making the cheese mixture:

• Using a stand mixer cream together the cream cheese and cottage cheese until smooth. Make sure to scrape the sides of the bowl.

Now it's time to put it all together:

• To the prepared baking dish, add 1/2 of the noodles.
• Then spread on all of the cheese mixture.
• Layer on the remaining noodles.
• Spread on all of the meat mixture.
• Top with the shredded mozzarella cheese.
• Bake for 45 minutes.
• Let the casserole rest for about 5 minutes before cutting into it.
• Enjoy!