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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I am snowed in with all ingredients except spaghetti, but I have plenty of other pastas. Do you think that elbows or something similar with work with the same amount of liquids?
Yes, elbows should work just fine.
Fusilli and rotini are among my favorite pasta shapes as they hold the sauce well.
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Would a half beef, half pork mixture work as well as all beef? Since I am not able to find Ro Tel tomatoes, what would be a suitable substitute?
Garlic bread and a green salad would complete the meal nicely.
Yes, beef and pork should work just fine. Diced tomatoes and diced green chiles would also work as an appropriate substitute.
Rotel tomatoes is a brand of canned tomatoes with green chills and is usually found with the diced and stewed tomatoes and tomato paste. The brand is called Rotel.
I will be fixing this one looks gooood
Looks delicious, but you really should include the 3 cups of water in with the ingredients, new cooks may miss that important ingredient when they make it! 🙂
Served in pre-made taco shells. A huge hit with the teens.
Nice and easy. Thank you.
Sounds yummy! Can you please clarify the size can of diced tomatoes? Thanks
You will need 1 (10-ounce can) Ro*Tel® Mild Diced Tomatoes & Green Chilies.
I made this Taco Spaghetti recipe twice, I loved it for a quick meal I’am a widow so i made dinners that will last, very tasty I made it with low sodium taco seasoning, I think I’ll make it with the regular taco seasoning next time. Thank you
A 1 ounce can of Ro-Tel? Clarify please.
You will need 1 (10-ounce can) Ro*Tel® Mild Diced Tomatoes & Green Chilies.
The recipe states 1 (10 oz) can. I found that not confusing at all and I LOVED this recipe. Husband said it a remake. Which when I try different dinners is it a keep or not and this is a KEEP.
Thank you. Now I can try the recipe. I think my grandchildren will love this.A 1 ounce can of Ro-Tel? Clarify please.
A single (1) 10 oz can. A can that weighs 10 ounces
I have never tried any of these one-pot pastas when the pasta is cooked in the sauce, but this one I will have to try. I love the flavors you used here! So yummy! Pinned!
Very good doubled pasta and added 1lb spaghetti and 1 c enchilada sauce
This sounds like a good idea ill let you know how my family likes it
Is 1-oz. can Rotel tomatoes correct or should it be maybe 10 oz?
Yes, that is correct.
Is this a keto diet recipe.because I found it there?
No, this is not made specifically for a keto diet – sorry!