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March 9, 2015 2 Comments

Taco Spaghetti Skillet Dinner Recipe



 

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This Taco Spaghetti Skillet Dinner Recipe from Ready Set Eat kept popping up on my Facebook page. It looked so good so I popped over and checked out the recipe along with all of the reviews. I had to give it a try.

I used my favorite homemade taco seasoning mix in place of a taco seasoning packet and made a couple minor changes to suit it to my families tastes. It’s a WINNER!

We all loved it and it was so simple, it’s basically a from scratch hamburger helper recipe, one pot, thirty minutes and dinner is served.

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Almost all the reviews I read raved about how much they loved the Taco Spaghetti Skillet, but there were a few who thought it lacked flavor.

I decided to brown some chopped onion and a grated carrot with the beef and I added a chicken bullion cube (with the water) to add more flavor. Using a homemade taco seasoning mix also gave me a little more control over the flavor.

We love it! It taste awesome with the sour cream mixed in, a little garnish of cilantro and some tortilla chips crushed on top.

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If your children don’t like spice make sure you get the mild Rotel. I had regular and I drained the juice and it was still a little spicey….the sour cream helps balance that though.

Fast, simple, skillet dinners are a busy mom’s best friend! This one is my new bestie!

Taco Spaghetti Skillet Dinner Recipe
 
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Prep time
10 mins
Cook time
20 mins
Total time
30 mins
 
This fast and simple dinner will please everyone in the family. It's a new favorite at our house. Just make sure you use mild rotel if you have spice-y adverse kiddos in your family. Also the grated carrot and chopped onion are totally optional I just love to add a few veggies where I can.
Author: Adapted from Ready Set Eat
Recipe type: Dinner
Cuisine: Mexican
Serves: 6
Ingredients
  • 1 lb ground beef or turkey
  • 1 large carrot gratted
  • ½ a medium sized onion, chopped
  • 1 can Rotel tomatoes and diced green chilies, I drain it but if you want it extra spicy don't drain it and leave out ¼ cup of the water called for in the later part of the recipe
  • 1 packet taco seasoning, I use this easy Homemade Taco Seasoning Mix, see link under recipe
  • 1 beef bullion cube
  • 2¾ cup water
  • 8 ounces spaghetti noodles, broken into fourths
  • 6 tbsp sour cream
  • Tortilla chips and chopped cilantro, optional
Instructions
  1. In a large skillet, brown the ground beef, onion and grated carrot until cooked, about 7-8 minutes
  2. Add taco seasoning, beef bullion cube, Rotel tomatoes and Diced green chilies, broken up spaghetti noodles and water.
  3. Bring mixture to a boil
  4. Cover with air tight lid, turn down to medium heat and continue to cook for 10-12 minutes or until pasta is cooked.
  5. You can add the sour cream at this point and serve or you can choose to serve the sour cream separately and let people put as much as they prefer on their own portion.
  6. We really like it with sour cream, tortilla chips and cilantro.
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I couldn’t stop sneaking a taste while I was taking pictures….so good!Skillet-Dinner-Taco-Spaghetti-Skillet-Recipe

Enjoy!

Keep it Real!!!

Maria

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2 Comments

  1. Eri Gee

    November 18, 2016 at 1:48 am

    OK, question: Why not use a beef bouillon cube (I prefer “Better Than Bouillon, personally – you might try it) instead of chicken, since it’s a beef dish? Are you trying to make another flavor dimension, perhaps? I’m really interested!

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    • Maria

      November 18, 2016 at 2:59 pm

      Hi Eri, too funny, I am so glad you commented and brought that to my attention. It should be a beef bullion cube. I have fixed it in the recipe. Thank you! 🙂

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