Taco Spaghetti Recipe

Taco Spaghetti is a one pot dinner that is loaded with seasoned ground beef, Rotel, tender pasta, and topped with cheese and sour cream. An easy one pot Mexican spaghetti recipe.

Course Dinner

Cuisine Mexican

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 20

Total Time 25

Servings -10 servings

Calories 556kcal

Author Kelsey

Equipment

Ingredients

1 pound ground beef
1 packet taco seasoning or 1/4 cup homemade taco seasoning
8 ounces tomato sauce
1 can Rotel 10 ounces
1/4 cup onion diced
3 cups water
8-9 ounces spaghetti noodles
2 cups shredded cheese sharp
Topping: Sour cream cilantro, etc. (optional)

Instructions

In a large skillet on the stove, heat on medium-high and cook your ground beef. I did season with salt and pepper, but this is optional.
Add in the diced onion when the ground beef is mostly cooked. Finish cooking until the meat is fully cooked then drain off grease.
Pour in the taco seasoning, tomato sauce, and Rotel with the juice. Mix well.
Pour in the water, and then break spaghetti noodles in half and place in skillet.
Cover the pasta with water, by pushing it down gently into the water. Bring the mixture to a boil.
Once the taco spaghetti mixture is boiling reduce heat to low and simmer for 15 minutes or until the pasta is done.
When the spaghetti is done I stir in 1 cup of cheese to give it a creamy texture.
Then serve with cilantro, more cheese, and sour cream, or serve the taco spaghetti plain.

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Notes

Pasta - I used a protein pasta but any spaghetti noodles works for this. Make sure that you press into water or the pasta will not soften.

Fan Pasta - When I put pasta in the pot I kind of fanned it out spreading it over the pan. This helps prevent sticking. You can open and lightly stir with tongs while cooking to ensure the pasta won't stick.

Rotel - If you can't find rotel do a can of diced tomatoes and a small 4 ounce can of green chiles in replace. Leave the juice in the cans.

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