One Pot Taco Spaghetti
This taco spaghetti couldn’t be any easier. Everything is prepared in one pot for very little clean-up and your meal is ready in about 30 minutes.
Growing up, I always looked forward to taco night. My mom would buy the taco seasoning packet to cook with ground beef and set up all the other ingredients so that we could make our own tacos. I always loaded mine with the seasoned ground beef.
Living in San Diego, I’ve had the pleasure of being surrounded by really great tacos, but I still can never resist the ones I ate growing up.
This dish combines seasoned ground beef with tomatoes for a delicious spaghetti dish. First you cook the ground beef by itself.
Then you add in all the other ingredients except the cheese. Yes, you even add in your uncooked pasta directly to the pan.
You let everything cook for about 15 minutes and this wonderfully delicious pasta dish is created. My kitchen smelled so wonderful why this was cooking!
Then you add on some cheese, let it melt, and it’s ready to eat!
One Pot Taco Spaghetti
Ingredients
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1/4 cup finely diced onions
- 1 lb lean ground beef
- 1 (1-oz) packet taco seasoning
- 1 (14-oz) can diced tomatoes
- 2 cups water
- 8 oz uncooked spaghetti
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 2 tbsp chopped parsley
Instructions
- In a very large skillet, add garlic, onions and ground beef. Cook until ground beef has browned, crumbling the ground beef as you cook it. Drain out excess fat.
- Sprinkle taco seasoning across beef. Add entire contents of the canned tomatoes (you don't want to drain the liquid), water and spaghetti.
- Bring mixture to a boil. Push spaghetti in so that it is submerged under the liquid. Reduce heat to a simmer and cover skillet. Cook for about 15 minutes or until spaghetti is cooked. Occasionally stir a few times during the 15 minutes to make sure everything is well mixed and spaghetti stays submerged.
- When spaghetti is done, remove lid. Cook for about 1 minute with the lid off to reduce down the remaining liquid. Then turn off heat.
- Sprinkle cheese on top. Cover with lid to allow the cheese to melt (about 2-5 minutes).
- Garnish with parsley and serve.
I’ve made this several times and loved it. Do you think I could assemble and freeze everything except the noodles and water? Would it freeze well? Thank you!
You could make the ground beef mixture and freeze it. You would need to let it thaw and then add it to a pan with the canned tomatoes, pasta, and water. We haven’t tried it, so let us know how it works.
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On a positive note, it looks really yummy and I’m gonna try it out!!
Thank you for taking the time to let me know about this! I really appreciate it
This is my new favorite recipe for the year!
I loved how well it went over in our home!
We’re so glad you loved it!
My family loves this! My son wraps the mixture up on burrito shells.
Sometimes I add a little more water when using a skillet to help submerge the spaghetti. I always forget the parsley, and it’s just as good.
We’re glad your family loved it!
This was pretty darn good.
We’re glad you loved it!
Was very easy, enjoyed it very much. Several people ask for the recipe.
That’s great! So glad you enjoyed the dish.
What about adding olives
Sliced black olives would add a nice flavor!
Was definitely a hit! I used mild Rotel in place of the diced tomatoes. And once my serving was on my plate, I drizzled some Mexican cheese dip over it. I’m in love! Definitely one of my fave dinner dishes! Thank you!
Kel
We are happy you enjoyed it!
This is our favorite meal!
I’m so happy to hear that!
This is sooo good! Big hit in my household! I also used Rotel I like the little kick.
I’m so glad you like it!
I doubled this whole recipe to serve more people (6-8); I used a Dutch oven pot and added about 1/2 cup more water, too. Turned out wonderful!
I’m glad it worked out for you!
Have you ever doubled the pasta? Just wondering what adjustments would need to be made. Would you double the diced tomatoes and water?
I have not tried doubling
I have not tried doubling yet, either, but I would suggest just using twice the amount with everything. However, you would need to use a Dutch oven or chili cooker type of pot with a lid instead of a skillet. I will try this soon.
Made this tonight. Was so good.
I’m glad you enjoyed!
I made this last week with just a couple of changes, use a can of Rotel tomatoes for a little ‘kick’ and I boiled my spaghetti in a separate pan before adding to my meat mixture, just to keep it less “starchy” . I topped it off with extra cheddar cheese and a spoonful of sour cream once in my plate. Absolutely delicious!!
I’m glad you got the recipe to work for you!
Love the one pot meals! This was so easy & very good! Will definitely make again!
I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
Made this tonight and it was superb!! I added some whole kernel corn to it and it was amazing! Excellent and easy meal! Thank you!
I’m so glad you enjoyed!
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This is the simplest recipe I e found so far for this. My daughters saw the picture and have begged me to make it. Giving it a try tonight,
I hope your daughter enjoyed!
I tried to take a photo before serving, but family got in the way! If I don’t make this again I will have to move!!!!!! Well done ?.
glad it turned out well!
I added fresh diced tomatoes at the end in addition to the can of fire roasted tomatoes and instead of parsley used cilantro. This was awesome!!! There are other versions on Pinterest but they had odd additional ingredients and wasnt a one pot meal like this, bravo!!!
How do I put this in the taco shell without the noodles falling out of the sides?
you can try breaking up the noodles so they are shorter before cooking them
I broke the shells up and put them on top turned out really good
So glad you enjoyed it!