One Pan Spaghetti
One pan spaghetti cooks the pasta right in the meat sauce for an easy weeknight dinner. You only need 4 ingredients to make it!
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 1 pound lean ground turkey, lean ground beef, or Italian sausage
- ½ cup chopped onion (1 small onion)
- 1 jar (24 ounces) spaghetti sauce of your choice (or 3 cups homemade)
- 2 cups water
- 8 ounces uncooked spaghetti, broken in half
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese, optional
Instructions
- Heat a large skillet (that has a cover) or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add ground meat and onion, and cook until meat is browned and cooked through and onions are translucent, breaking up meat as it cooks. Drain grease if needed.1 pound lean ground turkey, lean ground beef, or Italian sausage, ½ cup chopped onion
- Add spaghetti sauce and water. Stir well and bring to nearly a boil.1 jar (24 ounces) spaghetti sauce of your choice, 2 cups water
- Add pasta, stir, reduce heat to medium low (should be simmering), cover and cook for 14 to 16 minutes or until al dente, stirring occasionally to make sure pasta gets cooked evenly. Add more water if pasta seems too dry, but it should be a nice sauce consistency when it’s finished cooking. If it's sticking to the bottom of the pan, reduce heat a bit.8 ounces uncooked spaghetti, broken in half
- When pasta has finished cooking, remove the pan from heat, taste and season with salt and pepper as desired
- Sprinkle shredded cheese on top, if using.1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese, optional
- Cover the pan, and let the spaghetti rest for 5 minutes. This will let the cheese melt, but also helps with consistency of sauce, so do it even if you’re not adding the cheese.
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Notes
- Pro Tip: After you pour the sauce into the pan, pour the water into the sauce jar and give it a little shake before pouring into pan. You won't have to scrape every last bit of sauce out of the jar and you won’t waste any sauce!
- Add more veggies: Stir baby spinach or tender baby kale into the spaghetti at the end of the cooking time. It will wilt very quickly. Another option is to sauté diced bell peppers or sliced mushrooms along with the onions and ground meat.
- Nutrition: The information below has been calculated using 93/7 lean ground turkey, with the added mozzarella cheese.
Nutrition
Calories: 513kcal | Carbohydrates: 54g | Protein: 37g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 106mg | Sodium: 1070mg | Potassium: 923mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 1009IU | Vitamin C: 13mg | Calcium: 209mg | Iron: 4mg
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