Best Spaghetti Bake Recipe - E V E R

Sooo I'm not a great big cook these days.  Chuck (bless his heart) usually did most of the cooking and then when it was just me I usually ate something fast at the counter.  Every once in a GREAT while though a recipe will catch my eye and I MUST try it - even if it means eating leftovers from it for a week.  This is one of those recipes.  I wish I knew who originally posted it so I could give them credit - I only changed a couple of things.....

Ingredients:

8 oz uncooked spaghetti
1 pound ground beef (I used more the second time I made this)
1 large can of spaghetti sauce (I used Prego garlic, onion and pepper sauce)
1 T butter
1/3 cup of chopped onion
8 oz cream cheese
2 T milk
Fresh grated Parmesan cheese
Small can french fried onions
(optional - 1/3 cup of red or green peppers)

Directions:

1.   Cook spaghetti according to directions on the package.  Cook al dente, drain and set aside.
2.   Brown ground beef. Drain excess grease. Add spaghetti sauce to skillet and heat.
3.   Combine onions, (pepper if using), and butter in small glass bowl.  Cover and microwave 4        minutes on High until soft
4.   Add cream cheese and milk to butter mixture and stir well.  (If cream cheese is not soft, nuke it fo4 20-30 seconds to make it easy to spread)
5.   Using 10x6 dish, assemble in following order :

       *  thin layer of spaghetti sauce on bottom of casserole dish
       *  spaghetti
       *  cream cheese/veggie mixture
       *  spaghetti sauce/meat mixture
       *  Parmesan Cheese (to your taste)
       *  French onions (added during last 5 mins of baking)

6.  Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.  Top with French Fried onions and continue baking for 5 more minutes...keeping watch so they don't burn.

YUMMY!! If you're going to freeze it or refrigerate it before serving - leave off the onions until you actually bake it.