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Quick and easy one pot spaghetti with meat sauce recipe that takes 20 mins to make. The delicious meat sauce is loaded with ground beef and made from scratch!
One Pot Spaghetti
If you are a mom who has kids in school, this homemade one-pot spaghetti and meat sauce should be on your dinner rotation.
This recipe is so easy and quick. Throw all ingredients in the meat sauce and dinner is ready in 20 minutes.
How To Make Spaghetti With Meat Sauce
You can make spaghetti and meat sauce on stove top. You can use a skillet, a pot such as Dutch oven, or a pan.
The meat sauce can be made from scratch, using ground beef and seasoned with salt and pepper. The cooking process is very easy and anyone can make it.
Fresh Tomatoes Vs. Canned Tomatoes
While you can use fresh tomatoes and cook everything from scratch (check out my one-pan pasta recipe), I opted for canned tomatoes for busy weeknights. There are two kinds of canned tomatoes you can use:
- Crushed Tomatoes
- Whole Peeled Tomatoes
I used Hunt’s Crushed Tomatoes, but you can certainly use Whole Peeled Tomatoes for similar results.
Just remember to blend the whole tomatoes if you are using the latter.
Tips For Making One Pot Spaghetti
- You can use a pot such as Dutch oven or a pan or skillet.
- If you use a pan or skillet, make sure the diameter is at least 11-inch so it’s wide enough to contain the spaghetti.
- If you have a smaller pan or skillet, break the spaghetti into halves before adding to the cookware.
- Cover the pot, pan or skillet while cooking.
- Half way through cooking, uncover the pot and stir the spaghetti and meat sauce a few times so the spaghetti doesn’t stick to the bottom.
- Do not overcook the spaghetti. The spaghetti will continue to cook after you turn off the heat and the sauce will reduce on its own as the spaghetti “soaks up” the meat sauce.
Frequently Asked Questions
This recipe is only 575 calories per serving.
What To Serve With This Recipe
Serve this dish with Skillet Garlic Bread—it pairs perfectly! For a wholesome meal and easy weeknight dinner, I recommend the following recipes.
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One Pot Spaghetti with Meat Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 lb (500g) ground beef
- salt
- ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/4 cup onion, diced
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 28 oz (800g) crushed tomatoes
- 2 1/3 cups chicken broth, or beef broth
- 8 oz (230g) spaghetti
- 1 tablespoon parsley, chopped
- salt, to taste
Instructions
- Season the ground beef with salt and ground black pepper, then set aside.
- Heat a pan, skillet, or pot over medium heat and add the olive oil. Sauté the onion and garlic until aromatic and the onion becomes soft. Add the ground beef, stirring continuously with a wooden spatula to break up any lumps.
- Add the crushed tomatoes, broth, spaghetti, and chopped parsley. Press the spaghetti down so that it is covered by the sauce.
- Cover the pan, skillet, or pot and cook for 14 minutes. At the 10-minute mark, uncover the lid and use the spatula to stir the spaghetti, ensuring they don’t stick to the bottom. Add salt to taste.
- "Check the doneness of the spaghetti after 14 minutes. If it's still not cooked, add more broth and cook for a few more minutes. I prefer to cook my spaghetti al dente, as it will continue to cook after you remove it from the heat. Serve the spaghetti and meat sauce with grated Parmesan cheese, if desired.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
HI Bee
I like the one pot idea; however, I drained the oil/fat out of the pan after the beef. I also cooked the pasta separately so that I can drain out the starchy water. Then I added the tomatoes in, added cheese.
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I made this the other night for dinner but just a little adjustment. I cooked the pasta in a separate pot, but not all he way.
I then add the pasta along with some water from the cooked pasta. I added Italian seasonings of sorts, oregano, garlic and it was delicious!! I really love the fact that there aren’t ALOT of ingredients. Thank you!
Thanks, Tim!
Hi Bee,
How long to cook this if in IP pressure cooker?
As a side note I like to mix 1/2 beef and 1/2 chorizo to give it a little bite.
Thank you.
8 minutes in Instant Pot on high pressure should be fine.
Hi Bee,
Thank you. You have a great web site with lots of easy tasty dishes to try.
george
Thanks George.
Thank you. Keep up the good work!
Very good.. Will try it tomorrow for lunch
Awesome!
hi…just wondering if I can use linguine or penne (what I have in the house right now) as pasta has been very scarce in my grocery store…thank you
Do you cook the meat all the way before adding the other ingredients?
You don’t have to as the meat will continue to cook when other ingredients are added.
I love your recipes – when I can manage to find them! I have been all over this site, and I cannot find this recipe! I can’t find the crispy sliced sweet potatoes, either. This is SO frustrating! Am I the only one with this problem? What am I doing wrong?
Barbara – the recipe is at the bottom of the page. You have to scroll down all the way.
very beautiful
I think is delicious
Great recipe! So easy and best tasting Spaghetti yet! Win win.
Thanks Linda, wow, you are fast to try out this recipe. I am glad you like this one pot spaghetti with meat sauce recipe.
Why is there no Italian seasonings of any kind added? It doesn’t taste Italian at all! (I added oregano, Rosemary, gen Italian seasonings however).
Hi Joye, I try to make my recipes as simple and fewer ingredients as possible, and I don’t usually use any bottled seasoning for my recipes. You can certainly add more herbs if you like.
Most excellent. The husband liked it which is becoming monumental in this house. Thank you
Awesome, thanks for trying my recipe.