Viral Dirty Spaghetti
Viral Dirty Spaghetti
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 lb Italian sausage, spicy
- a few dashes Worcestershire sauce
- 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 1 green bell pepper, diced
- 1 yellow onion, diced
- 2 tablespoons garlic paste, or 4–6 cloves minced
- 3-4 cups beef broth
- 1 packet Lipton Beefy Onion Soup Mix
- to taste Nature’s seasoning
- to taste Creole/Cajun seasoning
- 1/2-1 cup pasta water
- 16 oz spaghetti, cooked according to package directions
Instructions
- 1
In a large pan or Dutch oven, add the ground beef and spicy Italian sausage. Brown the meat over medium-high heat, breaking it up into small pieces with a meat chopper or spatula. Do not drain the fat.
⏱️ 10 min
- 2
Once the meat is browned, add the all-purpose flour to the pan. Stir well to ensure the flour coats all of the meat, cooking for 1-2 minutes to remove the raw flour taste.
⏱️ 2 min
- 3
Create a space in the center of the pan by pushing the meat mixture to the sides. Add the tomato paste to the cleared space and allow it to cook at the bottom of the pan for 1-2 minutes, stirring occasionally, to reduce its bitterness and deepen its flavor.
⏱️ 2 min
- 4
Add the diced red bell pepper, diced green bell pepper, and diced yellow onion to the pan. Cook for 5-7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables begin to soften.
⏱️ 7 min
- 5
Add a few dashes of Worcestershire sauce and the garlic paste to the pan. Stir all the ingredients together and cook for another minute until fragrant.
⏱️ 1 min
- 6
Pour in the beef broth (start with 3 cups and add more if a thinner sauce is desired). Add the Lipton Beefy Onion Soup Mix.
⏱️ 1 min
- 7
Season with Nature's seasoning and Creole/Cajun seasoning to taste. Bring the mixture to a simmer, then reduce heat to low and let it cook for 5-10 minutes, allowing the sauce to thicken and flavors to meld.
⏱️ 10 min
- 8
While the sauce is simmering, cook the spaghetti according to package directions until al dente. Reserve 1/2 to 1 cup of the pasta water before draining the spaghetti.
⏱️ 10 min
- 9
Add 1/2 to 1 cup of the reserved pasta water to the sauce, stirring well. This will help emulsify the sauce and make it cling better to the spaghetti.
⏱️ 1 min
- 10
Add the cooked spaghetti directly to the pan with the sauce. Toss the spaghetti with the sauce until it is fully coated. Serve immediately.
⏱️ 3 min
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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Viral Dirty Spaghetti
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 lb Italian sausage, spicy
- a few dashes Worcestershire sauce
- 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 1 green bell pepper, diced
- 1 yellow onion, diced
- 2 tablespoons garlic paste, or 4–6 cloves minced
- 3-4 cups beef broth
- 1 packet Lipton Beefy Onion Soup Mix
- to taste Nature’s seasoning
- to taste Creole/Cajun seasoning
- 1/2-1 cup pasta water
- 16 oz spaghetti, cooked according to package directions
Instructions
- 1
In a large pan or Dutch oven, add the ground beef and spicy Italian sausage. Brown the meat over medium-high heat, breaking it up into small pieces with a meat chopper or spatula. Do not drain the fat.
⏱️ 10 min - 2
Once the meat is browned, add the all-purpose flour to the pan. Stir well to ensure the flour coats all of the meat, cooking for 1-2 minutes to remove the raw flour taste.
⏱️ 2 min - 3
Create a space in the center of the pan by pushing the meat mixture to the sides. Add the tomato paste to the cleared space and allow it to cook at the bottom of the pan for 1-2 minutes, stirring occasionally, to reduce its bitterness and deepen its flavor.
⏱️ 2 min - 4
Add the diced red bell pepper, diced green bell pepper, and diced yellow onion to the pan. Cook for 5-7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables begin to soften.
⏱️ 7 min - 5
Add a few dashes of Worcestershire sauce and the garlic paste to the pan. Stir all the ingredients together and cook for another minute until fragrant.
⏱️ 1 min - 6
Pour in the beef broth (start with 3 cups and add more if a thinner sauce is desired). Add the Lipton Beefy Onion Soup Mix.
⏱️ 1 min - 7
Season with Nature's seasoning and Creole/Cajun seasoning to taste. Bring the mixture to a simmer, then reduce heat to low and let it cook for 5-10 minutes, allowing the sauce to thicken and flavors to meld.
⏱️ 10 min - 8
While the sauce is simmering, cook the spaghetti according to package directions until al dente. Reserve 1/2 to 1 cup of the pasta water before draining the spaghetti.
⏱️ 10 min - 9
Add 1/2 to 1 cup of the reserved pasta water to the sauce, stirring well. This will help emulsify the sauce and make it cling better to the spaghetti.
⏱️ 1 min - 10
Add the cooked spaghetti directly to the pan with the sauce. Toss the spaghetti with the sauce until it is fully coated. Serve immediately.
⏱️ 3 min