Mexican Skillet Spaghetti

Submitted by Jackie 6

"Came from a stash of cut out recipes from everywhere...I'm sure you know what I mean. I no longer know what magazine it was in, but it's still great. This freezes well too."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 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

1. In a dutch oven or 12" skillet, brown ground meat. Add salt, tomato sauce, water, taco mix & onion.
2. Bring to a boil, add spaghetti.
3. Simmer covered for 25 to 30 minutes or until spaghetti is tender, stirring frequently.
4. Sprinkle with cheese & serve. (Note: I usually let everyone sprinkle their own cheese. This way everyone gets some cheese.).

Reviews

[Kelly S.]

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.

 

[LonghornMama]

Good! Super fast and easy, and everyone liked it. Perfect for a busy weeknight meal. I used 6 T Penzeys taco seasoning, but you could always mix your own. Thanks for sharing the recipe!

 

[Mrs. Wright]

Great recipe base. I doctored it some-I added cumin, chili powder, paprika, cayenne pepper, and diced fresh jalapenos. Thank you!

 

[Boomette]

I added a small onion. This is very simple but tastes great. My son loved this and us also. I like that it's made only in one dish. Thanks Jackie. Made for the Saucy Senoritas of ZWT5

 

[thepurpleturtle]

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.