Mexican Skillet Spaghetti
photo by Boomette
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 1 lb extra lean ground beef
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
- 2.5 (15 ounce) cans water, about 4 3/4 cups
- 1.5 (1 1/4 ounce) packages taco seasoning mix, if you want it spicier use 2 pkgs
- 2 tablespoons instant minced onion
- 8 ounces spaghetti, uncooked
- 2 ounces shredded cheddar cheese, about 1/2 cup
directions
- In a dutch oven or 12" skillet, brown ground meat. Add salt, tomato sauce, water, taco mix & onion.
- Bring to a boil, add spaghetti.
- Simmer covered for 25 to 30 minutes or until spaghetti is tender, stirring frequently.
- Sprinkle with cheese & serve. (Note: I usually let everyone sprinkle their own cheese. This way everyone gets some cheese.).
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Reviews
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This is absolutely one of our favorites. I use 1.5 lbs beef, a small onion, a 15 oz can plus an 8 oz can of tomato sauce, 12 oz spaghetti and 7 cups of water. Make in a large electric skillet. Good on first night, better the next day. Other than adding fresh onion vs dehydated, everything is perfect. We also use extra cheese for our liking.
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This was pretty good! I used a real onion instead of the dried onion and cooked it up with the ground beef. I also added a pinch of chili peppers, garlic, oregano and cumin. This dish was very easy to make, especially since the noodles are cooked right in the sauce. I originally thought it would be too salty but I decided to make it as written anyway and it turned out fine, although for those who don't like much salt I would recommend omitting the 1/2 tsp of salt since the taco seasoning is pretty salty to begin with. Made for ZWT-5.
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