Mexican Skillet Spaghetti

Jackie #6's Note:

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.

• Total Time: 40 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 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 1/3 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

[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

[Babzy]

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.