One-pot taco spaghetti is an easy and delicious comfort food dinner that has all the tasty Mexican flavors of tacos but in spaghetti form. The taco meat and tomatoes smell incredible as they cook and with only a single skillet, there’s barely any clean-up afterward.
For more simple one-pot pasta recipes, take a look at our chicken fajita pasta and this million-dollar spaghetti which combines spaghetti and lasagna into one epic casserole!
Pick this one-pot taco spaghetti recipe for a quick weeknight dinner alongside a salad for a complete meal. A spoonful of homemade salsa and guacamole would be delicious on top of this dish.
This one-pot Mexican spaghetti dish is so easy to make and is sure to please the whole family. Taco pasta tastes even better the next day, so you may wish to set some aside and take it to work for lunch.
Ingredients
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 pound ground beef
¼ cup yellow onions
¼ cup taco seasoning (1 packet)
10 ounces Rotel tomatoes
8 ounces spaghetti noodles, uncooked
3 cups water
4 ounces cheddar cheese, shredded
½ cup cilantro, chopped
Instructions
Heat olive oil in a 12-inch skillet over medium heat.
Brown ground beef and onion in the skillet until the meat is no longer pink and onions are soft and translucent.
Add the taco seasoning, Rotel tomatoes (including juice), spaghetti noodles, and water.
Bring to a boil over high heat. Once the water comes to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 15 minutes.
Remove from heat. Sprinkle half of the cheese into the pan and stir to distribute the cooked spaghetti and cheese throughout the pan.
Top with remaining cheese and cilantro. Serve.