Dirty Spaghetti
Dirty Spaghetti
Ingredients
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 1 green bell pepper, diced
- 1 white onion, diced
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 pound ground Italian turkey sausage
- 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce, as needed
- 1 teaspoon garlic paste, as needed
- 2 cups beef broth, as needed
- 1 tablespoon salt, for pasta water, as needed
- 16 ounces spaghetti
- 1 Lipton Beefy Onion soup packet
- 1 teaspoon Nature's seasoning, as needed
- 1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning, as needed
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning, as needed
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped, for garnish
Instructions
- 1
Deseed and dice the red and green bell peppers. Dice the white onion into small pieces. Set aside the chopped vegetables.
⏱️ 10 min
- 2
Place a large pan over medium-high heat. Add the ground beef and ground Italian turkey sausage to the hot pan. Allow the meats to sear on one side for 4-5 minutes.
⏱️ 5 min
- 3
Flip the meats over and begin to chop them into small pieces using a wooden spoon or spatula. Continue cooking until the meats are fully browned. Do not drain the fat from the pan.
⏱️ 7 min
- 4
Add 4 tablespoons of all-purpose flour directly over the browned meat in the pan. Mix thoroughly to ensure the flour coats all of the meat.
⏱️ 2 min
- 5
Create a small space at the bottom of the pan by pushing the meat aside. Add 2 tablespoons of tomato paste into this space. Spread it out a little and allow it to cook for about 1 minute to cook out any bitterness before mixing it into the meat.
⏱️ 2 min
- 6
Add all the previously chopped bell peppers and onion to the pan with the meat mixture. Pour in a little bit of Worcestershire sauce (about 1 teaspoon) and garlic paste (about 1 teaspoon). Mix everything together.
⏱️ 3 min
- 7
Slowly add beef broth to the mixture, stirring it in. Continue to add more beef broth (approximately 1/2 cup at a time) as the previous additions cook out and are absorbed by the meat and vegetables. The goal is for the meat and veggies to soak up the broth, creating a rich sauce. This process will take about 10-12 minutes.
⏱️ 12 min
- 8
While the meat mixture is simmering, in a separate large pot, bring water to a rolling boil. Add salt (about 1 tablespoon) to the water. Add 16 ounces of spaghetti to the boiling water without breaking it. Cook the spaghetti until done (al dente or to your preference), typically 8-10 minutes.
⏱️ 10 min
- 9
Once the pasta is cooked, take a measuring cup and save about 1 cup of the pasta water. Then, strain the cooked spaghetti.
⏱️ 2 min
- 10
Return to the meat and vegetable mixture. It should have been cooking for about 12 minutes, and the liquid should have reduced. Add the Lipton Beefy Onion soup packet, a little bit of Nature's seasoning (about 1 teaspoon), a little bit of Cajun seasoning (about 1 teaspoon), and a little bit of Italian seasoning (about 1 teaspoon). Mix well.
⏱️ 2 min
- 11
Add the strained spaghetti directly into the pan with the meat and vegetable mixture. Mix thoroughly to combine the pasta with the sauce.
⏱️ 2 min
- 12
Add a little bit of the reserved pasta water (1/4 to 1/2 cup, or as needed) to the spaghetti mixture to achieve the desired consistency, making it saucier if needed.
⏱️ 1 min
- 13
Finely chop fresh parsley. Serve the "dirty spaghetti" hot, garnished with the chopped parsley.
⏱️ 1 min
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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Dirty Spaghetti
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 1 green bell pepper, diced
- 1 white onion, diced
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 pound ground Italian turkey sausage
- 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce, as needed
- 1 teaspoon garlic paste, as needed
- 2 cups beef broth, as needed
- 1 tablespoon salt, for pasta water, as needed
- 16 ounces spaghetti
- 1 Lipton Beefy Onion soup packet
- 1 teaspoon Nature's seasoning, as needed
- 1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning, as needed
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning, as needed
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped, for garnish
Instructions
- 1
Deseed and dice the red and green bell peppers. Dice the white onion into small pieces. Set aside the chopped vegetables.
⏱️ 10 min - 2
Place a large pan over medium-high heat. Add the ground beef and ground Italian turkey sausage to the hot pan. Allow the meats to sear on one side for 4-5 minutes.
⏱️ 5 min - 3
Flip the meats over and begin to chop them into small pieces using a wooden spoon or spatula. Continue cooking until the meats are fully browned. Do not drain the fat from the pan.
⏱️ 7 min - 4
Add 4 tablespoons of all-purpose flour directly over the browned meat in the pan. Mix thoroughly to ensure the flour coats all of the meat.
⏱️ 2 min - 5
Create a small space at the bottom of the pan by pushing the meat aside. Add 2 tablespoons of tomato paste into this space. Spread it out a little and allow it to cook for about 1 minute to cook out any bitterness before mixing it into the meat.
⏱️ 2 min - 6
Add all the previously chopped bell peppers and onion to the pan with the meat mixture. Pour in a little bit of Worcestershire sauce (about 1 teaspoon) and garlic paste (about 1 teaspoon). Mix everything together.
⏱️ 3 min - 7
Slowly add beef broth to the mixture, stirring it in. Continue to add more beef broth (approximately 1/2 cup at a time) as the previous additions cook out and are absorbed by the meat and vegetables. The goal is for the meat and veggies to soak up the broth, creating a rich sauce. This process will take about 10-12 minutes.
⏱️ 12 min - 8
While the meat mixture is simmering, in a separate large pot, bring water to a rolling boil. Add salt (about 1 tablespoon) to the water. Add 16 ounces of spaghetti to the boiling water without breaking it. Cook the spaghetti until done (al dente or to your preference), typically 8-10 minutes.
⏱️ 10 min - 9
Once the pasta is cooked, take a measuring cup and save about 1 cup of the pasta water. Then, strain the cooked spaghetti.
⏱️ 2 min - 10
Return to the meat and vegetable mixture. It should have been cooking for about 12 minutes, and the liquid should have reduced. Add the Lipton Beefy Onion soup packet, a little bit of Nature's seasoning (about 1 teaspoon), a little bit of Cajun seasoning (about 1 teaspoon), and a little bit of Italian seasoning (about 1 teaspoon). Mix well.
⏱️ 2 min - 11
Add the strained spaghetti directly into the pan with the meat and vegetable mixture. Mix thoroughly to combine the pasta with the sauce.
⏱️ 2 min - 12
Add a little bit of the reserved pasta water (1/4 to 1/2 cup, or as needed) to the spaghetti mixture to achieve the desired consistency, making it saucier if needed.
⏱️ 1 min - 13
Finely chop fresh parsley. Serve the "dirty spaghetti" hot, garnished with the chopped parsley.
⏱️ 1 min