Description
This super easy one pot spaghetti recipe is ready in just 30 minutes, and cleanup is minimal! The meaty tomato sauce with herbs and mozzarella is comforting and flavorful.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 3–4 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 pinch crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
- 3 cups beef broth
- 1 (15 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
- 8 ounces uncooked spaghetti
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella
- Pepper (optional, to taste)
- Freshly grated parmesan cheese (optional, for serving)
Instructions
- Step: Add the ground beef to a soup pot/Dutch oven over medium-high heat, and cook until just browned, breaking it up with your spoon as you go along (about 7-8 minutes). Spoon out excess fat if needed.
- Step: Stir in the tomato paste and garlic, and cook for about a minute.
- Step: Stir in the onion powder, sugar, oregano, Italian seasoning, salt, and crushed red pepper flakes.
- Step: Add the beef broth and crushed tomatoes to the pot, and increase the heat to high.
- Step: Once boiling, add in the spaghetti and cook for 12 minutes, uncovered, stirring occasionally. You will need to turn the heat down at some point to maintain a constant simmer (medium or even medium-low) so it’s bubbling steadily but not furiously boiling.
- Step: Turn the burner off (leave the pot on it). Sprinkle the mozzarella over top and close the lid for 5 minutes or until the cheese melts and more of the liquid absorbs.
- Step: Gently toss it so the mozzarella is incorporated, and season with pepper and some extra salt if needed. Serve immediately with freshly grated parm if desired.
Notes
As every pot/stove varies, cooking times are a guideline. If the pasta isn’t quite cooked yet and the liquid is getting too low, add a splash more beef broth. If using regular table salt rather than sea salt or kosher salt, you may want to add slightly less.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: One Pot
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 513 kcal
- Sugar: 9 g
- Sodium: 1419 mg
- Fat: 14 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0.4 g
- Carbohydrates: 55 g
- Fiber: 5 g
- Protein: 42 g
- Cholesterol: 92 mg