Description
Cowboy Spaghetti is a bold, smoky pasta dish made with bacon, ground beef, fire-roasted tomatoes, and melted cheddar cheese, perfect for an easy and satisfying weeknight dinner.
Ingredients
Scale
- 12 oz spaghetti
- 6 slices thick-cut bacon, chopped
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 small yellow onion, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 14.5 oz fire-roasted diced tomatoes
- 8 oz tomato sauce
- 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon hot sauce
- ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- Salt to taste
- 1½ cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- 2 green onions, chopped
Instructions
- Cook spaghetti in salted boiling water until al dente, drain, and set aside.
- In a large skillet, cook bacon until crispy and reserve 1 tablespoon of the bacon fat.
- Sauté diced onion in the reserved bacon fat until soft, then add garlic and cook briefly.
- Add ground beef and cook until browned, then drain excess fat.
- Stir in fire-roasted tomatoes, tomato sauce, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, smoked paprika, black pepper, and salt.
- Simmer the sauce for 8 to 10 minutes until flavors combine.
- Add cooked spaghetti and crispy bacon to the skillet and toss to coat.
- Sprinkle cheddar cheese over the pasta, cover, and let melt.
- Garnish with chopped green onions and serve hot.
Notes
Reserve some pasta water to loosen the sauce if needed and avoid overcooking the pasta to keep the texture perfect.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 580
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 950mg
- Fat: 30g
- Saturated Fat: 13g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 28g
- Cholesterol: 85mg
Keywords: cowboy spaghetti, spaghetti with bacon, beef pasta, easy dinner recipe