• Preheat the oven to 350F and prepare a 13"x9" casserole dish by spraying it with oil.

Spaghetti & Beef

• Boil spaghetti noodles according to instructions on packaging until al dente. Drain and set aside in a large bowl.
• While spaghetti is cooking, place a large skillet over medium-high heat and add in olive oil and ground beef. Break it apart with a spatula, and cook until it browns up. It should take 5-7 minutes.

Sauce

• While the beef is cooking, in a medium bowl, combine tomato sauce, crushed tomatoes, cornstarch, Italian seasoning, dried basil, garlic powder, onion powder, Worcestershire sauce, salt and black pepper.
• Once the beef has browned, pour the sauce into the skillet, give it a mix, lower the heat, and let it simmer for 15-20 minutes. You want to allow the water to evaporate as much as possible without the sauce burning up
• Add 2 cups of the beef mixture into the bowl with spaghetti, toss until all of the spaghetti is covered with the mixture.

Cheese Mixture

• In a small bowl, mix 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, cream cheese and cottage cheese.

Final Assembly

• Now, spread 1/2 of the remaining beef mixture (approximately 1.5-2 cups) on the bottom of the casserole dish. Then, cover with 1/2 of the spaghetti mixture, and spread the cheese mixture evenly over the spaghetti. Then, layer the remaining spaghetti mixture and top with the remaining beef mixture.
• Sprinkle with the remaining 1/2 cup of mozzarella cheese, cover with foil, and bake in the oven for 30 minutes.
• Uncover and bake for another 5 minutes until the cheese turns golden brown and bubbles up.
• Garnish with fresh basil before serving.