Creamy Italian Spaghetti & Ground Beef
This is an "all in one pot" meal using ground beef, Italian flavors, spaghetti, and a creamy white sauce. Truly delicious, it's hard to stop at one plate.
Equipment
- large deep skillet or Dutch oven
Ingredients
- 1 TBS cooking oil
- 1 TBS butter
- 1 bell pepper (any color), diced. I use many colors
- 1 medium yellow onion, diced
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1/8 tsp black pepper
- 2 TBS minced garlic
- 1 1/2 lbs ground beef
- 1 TBS Italian seasoning
- 1 (15oz) can diced tomatoes, with juice
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 12-16 oz uncooked spaghetti, broken in half
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 16 oz mozzarella cheese, shredded
- parsley, to garnish
Instructions
- Heat oil & butter in a large Dutch Oven over medium high heat. Add in diced peppers and onions. Season with a pinch (1/8 tsp) salt & black pepper. Saute 3-5 minutes until softened.
- Stir in garlic for 1 minute. Add in and break up ground beef and cook it until no longer pink. Drain excess grease.
- Add in Italian seasoning, diced tomatoes, broth, and the broken spaghetti. Stir together over high heat til it comes to a simmer.NOTE: taste the liquid for additional salt & black pepper, if needed.
- Lower heat to medium and cook for 10 minutes.NOTE: lift lid 2 times during cooking time and stir. Check liquid level also.
- Stir in heavy whipping cream and place lid back on for 5 minutes or so until pasta is tender to your liking.
- Stir in shredded cheese. Garnish with parsley and serve up.
Hi Catherine, I watched your you tube video this morning and thought that it looked so good. I made it tonite and everyone loved it. Including my 6 year old grandson. Thank you for all that you do. April
Hi Catherine. I’m a fan of your cooking and I’m subscribed to your YouTube channel. This recipe looks delicious, I was wondering how it would be without meat. Or could I use mushrooms instead? Looking forward to making this.
Yes, you can use mushrooms or just leave out the meat… or both.