For a busy weeknight, make this flavorful one-pan taco spaghetti!
| Prep Time: | 10 mins |
| Cook Time: | 35 mins |
| Total Time: | 45 mins |
| Servings: | 5 |
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 4 tablespoons dry taco seasoning mix
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- 1 (10 ounce) can diced tomatoes with green chile peppers (such as RO*TEL®)
- 1 pound 80% lean ground beef
- 1 (16 ounce) package dry spaghetti
- 1 (32 ounce) container chicken broth
- 1 cup water
- 1 (10.5 ounce) can cream of chicken soup
- 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
- ¼ (8 ounce) package processed cheese food (such as Velveeta®), thinly sliced
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a pot over medium heat; stir in diced onion, taco seasoning, garlic powder, and paprika. Sauté, stirring occasionally, for 2 minutes.
- Pour in diced tomatoes with green chilies and sauté for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Add ground beef. Break apart into small pieces and cook until meat is a little more than halfway cooked through, about 5 minutes.
- Break spaghetti noodles in half and add to the pot. Add chicken broth and water. Bring to a boil. Cover pot with a lid.
- Cook pasta until tender, yet firm to the bite, 7 to 12 minutes. Mix in cream of chicken soup. Cook for 5 minutes, then reduce heat to low. Add shredded Cheddar cheese; mix in.
- Add one slice of Velveeta® per person, or 4 around the outside and 1 in the middle.
- Turn off the heat and cover the pot until cheese starts to melt. Serve.
Reviews
Only change was that I added a red bell pepper chopped and used angel hair pasta vs spaghetti. I thought the steps were a bit odd (sauté onions, add Rotel, THEN add ground beef?) – but!! It all worked! And worked well! This makes A LOT! Rather than futz with thinly slicing Velveeta, use Kraft cheese slices next time. And while I thought 4 TBLS of taco seasoning was a lot – the end product could have use more taco flavor – the chicken broth cooks that taco flavor down. Maybe next time I will add a can of diced green chiles or jalapeños for some heat. Overall- really like this and would make again! Thanks Karla!