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• Cuisine

  North American >> US >> US

• Dietary Style

• Preparation Time

  Cooking Time - 45 minutes, Preparation Time - 30 minutes

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| 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). | 2. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Stir olive oil and basil leaves into the boiling water; cook spaghetti, stirring occasionally, until cooked through but firm to the bite, about 12 minutes. Drain. | 3. Grease a large casserole dish with 2 teaspoons butter. Loosely pile about 1/3 of the spaghetti into the casserole dish; do not pack. Dot spaghetti with about 1/3 of the garlic herb butter. | 4. Combine evaporated milk, American cheese, red bell peppers, and salt in a blender, working in batches if necessary; blend until smooth. | 5. Sprinkle spaghetti in the dish with 1/3 the Monterey Jack cheese and pour 1/3 the blended American cheese sauce over the top. Layer 1/3 the remaining spaghetti, 1/3 the garlic herb butter, 1/3 the Monterey Cheese, and 1/3 the sauce twice more. Cover dish with aluminum foil. | 6. Bake in the preheated oven until the dish is bubbling and the sauce has darkened slightly from pink to orange, about 30 minutes. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
olive oil	1	teaspoon		39.78	0.0	0.0	4.5
basil leaf	6			302.6	0.0	67.32	1.7
spaghetti	1 1/2	pounds		210.9207	47.0149	4.3545	3.8782
butter	2	teaspoons		57.0	2.6189999999999998	1.781	4.8
garlic herb butter	1/2	cup	cut	302.6	0.0	67.32	1.7
milk	2	cans	evaporated	1655.1724	39.8681	16.4798	171.5622
american cheese	1	pound	shredded	671.3175	53.0704	102.9656	4.5359
red bell pepper	1	pound	chopped	302.6	0.0	67.32	1.7
salt	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
monterey jack cheese	12	ounces	shredded	302.6	0.0	67.32	1.7

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.