Dirty Spaghetti
Dirty Spaghetti
Ingredients
- 1 pound thin spaghetti
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 pound hot Italian sausage
- 1 yellow onion, small, diced
- 1 green bell pepper, diced
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 6 cloves garlic, minced
- 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 4 cups beef stock
- 1 packet Lipton Beefy Onion Soup Mix
- 2 teaspoons Creole seasoning
- 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon Nature's Seasoning
- 3 scallions, diced
- to taste salt, if needed
- to taste black pepper, if needed
Instructions
- 1
Bring a large pot of salted water to a rolling boil. Add the thin spaghetti and cook according to package directions until al dente. Drain the spaghetti and set it aside.
⏱️ 10 min
- 2
In a large skillet or Dutch oven, heat over medium-high heat. Add the ground beef and hot Italian sausage. Brown the meats, breaking them apart with a spoon as they cook, until no pink remains. Do not drain the grease.
⏱️ 10 min
- 3
Sprinkle the all-purpose flour over the browned meat and stir well until the meat is fully coated. Cook for 1 minute, then stir in the tomato paste until it is fully incorporated into the meat mixture.
⏱️ 3 min
- 4
Add the diced yellow onion, green bell pepper, red bell pepper, Worcestershire sauce, and minced garlic to the skillet. Cook for 3-5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables begin to soften.
⏱️ 5 min
- 5
Pour in the beef stock, then stir in the Lipton Beefy Onion Soup Mix, Creole seasoning, Italian seasoning, and Nature's Seasoning. Bring the mixture to a simmer.
⏱️ 2 min
- 6
Reduce the heat to medium-low and continue to simmer, stirring occasionally, until the sauce thickens and becomes rich and gravy-like. This should take about 10-15 minutes. Taste the sauce and adjust with salt and black pepper if needed.
⏱️ 15 min
- 7
Add the cooked spaghetti directly into the skillet with the sauce. Toss thoroughly until the spaghetti is completely coated in the 'dirty' sauce.
⏱️ 3 min
- 8
Fold in the diced scallions just before serving. Serve hot and enjoy!
⏱️ 2 min
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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Dirty Spaghetti
- 1 pound thin spaghetti
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 pound hot Italian sausage
- 1 yellow onion, small, diced
- 1 green bell pepper, diced
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 6 cloves garlic, minced
- 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 4 cups beef stock
- 1 packet Lipton Beefy Onion Soup Mix
- 2 teaspoons Creole seasoning
- 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon Nature's Seasoning
- 3 scallions, diced
- to taste salt, if needed
- to taste black pepper, if needed
Instructions
- 1
Bring a large pot of salted water to a rolling boil. Add the thin spaghetti and cook according to package directions until al dente. Drain the spaghetti and set it aside.
⏱️ 10 min - 2
In a large skillet or Dutch oven, heat over medium-high heat. Add the ground beef and hot Italian sausage. Brown the meats, breaking them apart with a spoon as they cook, until no pink remains. Do not drain the grease.
⏱️ 10 min - 3
Sprinkle the all-purpose flour over the browned meat and stir well until the meat is fully coated. Cook for 1 minute, then stir in the tomato paste until it is fully incorporated into the meat mixture.
⏱️ 3 min - 4
Add the diced yellow onion, green bell pepper, red bell pepper, Worcestershire sauce, and minced garlic to the skillet. Cook for 3-5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables begin to soften.
⏱️ 5 min - 5
Pour in the beef stock, then stir in the Lipton Beefy Onion Soup Mix, Creole seasoning, Italian seasoning, and Nature's Seasoning. Bring the mixture to a simmer.
⏱️ 2 min - 6
Reduce the heat to medium-low and continue to simmer, stirring occasionally, until the sauce thickens and becomes rich and gravy-like. This should take about 10-15 minutes. Taste the sauce and adjust with salt and black pepper if needed.
⏱️ 15 min - 7
Add the cooked spaghetti directly into the skillet with the sauce. Toss thoroughly until the spaghetti is completely coated in the 'dirty' sauce.
⏱️ 3 min - 8
Fold in the diced scallions just before serving. Serve hot and enjoy!
⏱️ 2 min