One Pot Taco Spaghetti
All your favorite flavors of tacos in spaghetti form – made in ONE PAN! So cheesy, comforting and stinking easy with no clean-up!
Tacos in pasta form? Um, yes, please. I mean, the answer is always yes, right?
And if not, the answer should always be yes when it’s made in one single pan.
No joke here – everything gets dumped right in, including the uncooked spaghetti. And no, the tomatoes should not be drained. The liquid is crucial to help cook the pasta.
When ready to serve, sprinkle on that cheese to let it get all ooey gooey on top.
It’s practically a spaghetti casserole with pretty much zero work and clean-up!
One Pot Taco Spaghetti
All your favorite flavors of tacos in spaghetti form - made in ONE PAN! So cheesy, comforting and stinking easy with no clean-up!
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 pound ground beef*
- 1 1.25-ounce package taco seasoning
- 1 10-ounce can Ro*Tel® Mild Diced Tomatoes & Green Chilies
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 8 ounces spaghetti
- ½ cup shredded cheddar cheese
- ½ cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1 Roma tomato, diced
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro leaves
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a large stockpot or Dutch oven over medium high heat. Add ground beef and cook until beef has browned, about 3-5 minutes, making sure to crumble the beef as it cooks; stir in taco seasoning. Drain excess fat.
- Stir in Ro*Tel®, tomato paste, spaghetti and 3 cups water. Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat and simmer until pasta is cooked through, about 13-16 minutes.
- Remove from heat and top with cheeses. Cover until melted, about 2 minutes.
- Serve immediately, garnished with tomato and cilantro, if desired.
Notes
*Ground chicken or pork can be substituted.
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Did this recipe with à little change,,,didn’t use any meat used original veggie ground
round by “Yves ” an turn out delicious ..it’s à keeper for me..Thanks
Made it a couple times already and it’s delicious! Easy and quick meal to prepare. Highly recommend it.
Sooooo good and such an easy recipe! Absolutely loved it! I’m trying new recipes out for the family and this will definitely be a staple in our house!
Whole Family lived, super easy and felt like a totally new dish! Will be on repeat!
This has been a family favorite for over a year. It’s the rare meal where everyone asks for seconds.
Yummy and super easy to make
I made this twice. The first time as published. The second time I sauted onion, red bell pepper, and mushrooms. In addition I also added a small can of tomato sauce as the original was a bit spicy and with the added vegetables a little additional sauce was needed. Wonderful quick dish.
Ann, I like your idea, and we think alike. Those additional veggies amped up the flavor geometrically!
Can i have the recipe in french
Unfortunately, all recipes on this website are in English at this time. However, there are many various resources available online, such as Google Translate, that can translate an entire website. Hope that helps, Claudelaroche!
You are a genius! I am way too tired to cook tonight and this will be perfect. 🙂 Thanks a million.
Enjoy!
This was awesome, topped with sliced black olives 🙂
Sounds amazing!
Made this for supper tonight! Sooo good and easy to make. Followed the recipe exactly and it turned out great. Will be making this one again and again and again!!
Oh, it’s the best. Thanks for sharing with us!
Will ground Turkey work fine with this recipe
Yes.
This is an awesome recipe. It was a big hit and my husband had two servings. Thank you so much. I look forward to trying your other recipes. It’s a keeper
Yay! Try more and let us know how you like them!
I only have a 1 ounce packet of taco seasoning (not a 1.25 ounce as the recipe states). Will this be okay?
Yes, but you might want to add some extra seasonings/spices to add some more flavor.
I have made this basic recipe twice now and both my wife and I have enjoyed it all three days each time. This last time I embellished a tad by sautéing a half cup of onions with the meat and I use 4 Tbls of Tone’s bulk taco mix instead of the packaged stuff. I also upped the spaghetti to about 10-11 oz. we also needed a healthy shot of Lowery’s Season Salt and I like some pepper flakes + Parmesan cheese. Really nice recipe, and thanks.
That’s so great! Happy you like it.
Whipped this up today because I had a hankering for tacos but wanted something with a twist, and it’s ridiculously good! I had a few modifications though – used bowtie pasta and a can of diced tomatoes with a can of diced green chilies (the local stores don’t seem to stock Rotel, so had to improvise), and cooked some onions and garlic in with the ground beef. Also used some beef stock in place of water for a little extra flavor. Definitely have to make this again – and again and again and again!
Yay! So happy to hear you liked it! 🙂
I made this tonight and it was fantastic! Came out perfectly! I did add a dollopbof sour cream 🙂
Fun! Thanks for sharing!
Made this for dinner tonight and my picky eater loved it. The only thing I changed was to add cumin to the recipe.
Awesome Rosa!
This was so good! I have made many of your recipes, and they are always delicious. Thanks for a tasty one pot dish!
You’re welcome Kay!
Oh wow – made this tonight and WINNER WINNER CHICKEN DINNER!!!! So good that my neighbor came over and couldn’t help but have some, then have more and ate the rest of what was left (so much for leftovers I was counting on!)!
Such a great recipe! Thanks!
Omg, that’s too funny! Thanks for sharing Suzy!