Southwestern spaghetti combines Italian and Mexican cuisine to make an amazing and memorable pasta dish. This is a type of baked spaghetti so the dish is finished cooking in the oven. Ground beef is cooked in the pan and seasoned with garlic, chili powder, cumin and various additional seasonings. It is then placed on top of the cooked spaghetti noodles, topped with cheese, and placed into the oven. This is a fairly easy dish that doesn’t take very long to prepare. If you are looking for a great dinner recipe give this one a try. Enjoy.
Cooking Instructions:
(Makes 6 Servings)
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Southwestern Spaghetti Recipe
- Total Time: 30 minutes
Ingredients
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- 8 ounces spaghetti noodles (cooked according to package directions)
- ½ cup milk
- 1 egg
- 1lb ground beef
- 1 medium onion (chopped)
- 1 medium green bell pepper (chopped)
- 2 garlic cloves (minced)
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- ½ teaspoon cumin
- ½ teaspoon oregano
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- 2 (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce
- ½ cup shredded cheddar cheese
- ½ cup shredded Monterey jack cheese
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to 425 degrees. In a large bowl (or in the pot, you boiled the spaghetti in) combine the drained cooked noodles with milk and egg. Mix well. Butter a 9×13 inch casserole dish and pour the noodle mixture into the bottom.
- In a large skillet brown ground beef, onion, green bell pepper, and garlic. Drain. Add chili powder, cumin, oregano, salt, and pepper. Stir and cook for 2 minutes. Stir in the tomato sauce and cook for 2 more minutes.
- Spread the meat sauce over the spaghetti noodles. Top with cheese. Place into the oven and bake at 425 degrees for 10 minutes or until the cheese is melted and bubbly
jaime
Wednesday 16th of July 2014
This was phenomenal! A hit with the family for sure! Thanks for the recipe!
JUDIE
Friday 5th of April 2013
I wonder what purpose the egg serves in this dish? I am allergic to eggs and think I will try it without the egg and see what happens.
Patty
Wednesday 19th of October 2011
Great recipe! Made as shown, but could add small can of sliced black olives and perhaps one of diced green chiles. Loved it! Thank you!
Krista
Wednesday 7th of September 2011
Combining two of my favorite types of foods (Italian and Mexican - more Tex Mex)! This sounds great! I will definitely be giving this one a try! Perfect for the cool autumn nights coming our way!
Shawn
Monday 5th of September 2011
Made this tonight for dinner. Followed recipe as written. What a tasty dish!! Will make again...Thanks!