I estimate that there are probably a million and one ways to make spaghetti, so you may be asking, what makes this one so special? This easy to make, one skillet version is nice and meaty, and topped with smoky bacon, and melted cheddar cheese! It has a lovely touch of heat from the addition of a little hot sauce that your tastebuds are sure to take notice of. This spaghetti has all the favorites that you typically find in a more traditional version with a rich tomato based meat sauce, but it gets a lovely flavor upgrade with the addition of a couple unusual ingredients you don’t typically expect to find in a more conventional spaghetti dish. The men in your life are going to LOVE this unique twist on a traditional favorite. And you’re going to love how easy it is to cook up all in one skillet on your stovetop, making clean up a breeze!
Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium heat until crisp.
Remove from skillet and drain bacon on a paper towel line plate.
Add onion to the bacon grease in the same skillet and sauté until softened, about 3 minutes.
Add the ground beef. Cook and stir, breaking it up with a wooden spoon into small crumbles until the beef is no longer pink, about 5 minutes.
Add minced garlic, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Stir until garlic is fragrant, about 30 seconds. Drain off any excess grease in the pan.
Stir in beef broth, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, and 1/2 of the crumbled bacon.
Break spaghetti noodles in half. Scatter them over the ground beef, making sure the noodles are separated and not clumped together.
Pour the tomatoes with green chiles, the diced tomatoes, and the tomato sauce over the noodles.
Stir to coat the noodles with the sauce in the pan.
Cover and cook for 20 minutes, stirring mixture occasionally.
Remove the lid and stir to combine everything together. Simmer uncovered until most of the liquid in the pan has cooked off; about 5 minutes.
Smooth out the mixture and sprinkle with shredded cheddar cheese evenly over the top and then top with the remaining bacon bits.
Cover the pan and turn off the heat.
Let rest, covered, to allow the cheese to melt for about 5-10 minutes.
Once cheese has completely melted, garnish with sliced green onions to serve.
This dish is delicious served with a side of garlic bread to round out the meal. This Best Ever Three Cheese Garlic Bread pairs beautifully with this unique skillet spaghetti dish.
Or keep it super duper simple and serve with a few slices of this Copycat Sizzler Parmesan Cheese Toast. With only three ingredients and five minutes of time you can serve up this soft-on-one-side and crispy-on-the-other-side toast with all your meals.
Be sure to give this easy to make unique spaghetti a try. It’s absolutely delicious and everyone at the table will be asking for seconds. This ain’t your ho-hum, run-of-the-mill, everyday version of spaghetti. Those cowboys were on to something. Adding bacon and cheese with the unexpected touch of heat from the addition of hot sauce to a skillet of spaghetti…brilliant! Hee-haw!!!
Cowboy Spaghetti
Ingredients
- ½ lb bacon, cut into half inch pieces
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp Kosher salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 lb lean ground beef
- 14.5 oz can beef broth
- 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tsp hot sauce
- 8 oz spaghetti noodles, broken in half
- 10 oz can diced tomatoes with green chilis
- 14.5 oz can diced tomatoes
- 8 oz can tomato sauce
- 1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
- 3 stalks green onions, sliced
Instructions
- Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium heat until crisp.
- Remove from skillet and drain bacon on a paper towel line plate.
- Cook onion to the same skillet in the bacon grease and sauté until softened, about 3 minutes.
- Add ground beef. Cook and stir until beef is crumbly and no longer pink, about 5 minutes.
- Add minced garlic, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Stir until garlic is fragrant, about 30 seconds. Drain off any excess fat in the pan.
- Stir in beef broth, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, and 1/2 of the crumbled bacon.
- Break spaghetti noodles in half. Scatter them over the ground beef, making sure the noodles are separated.
- Pour tomatoes with green chiles, diced tomatoes, and tomato sauce over the noodles. stir to coat the noodles with the sauce in the pan. Cover and cook for 20 minutes.
- Remove the lid and stir to combine everything together. Simmer uncovered until most of the liquid in the pan has cooked off; about 5 minutes.
- Smooth out the mixture and top with shredded cheddar cheese evenly over the top and sprinkle with remaining bacon.
- Cover and turn off heat. Let the cheese melt for about 5 minutes.
- Garnish with the sliced green onions to serve.
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