# Dirty Spaghetti

A flavorful twist on dirty rice, this dish combines ground beef, Italian sausage, bell peppers, and spaghetti in a savory sauce.

- Total time: 15 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 lb Thin Spaghetti
- 1 lb Ground Beef
- 1 lb Mild Italian Sausage
- 3 -4 Bell Peppers diced/minced
- 2 TBS Tomato Paste
- 0.25 C All-Purpose Flour
- 2 -3C Beef Broth
- 1 –2TBS Worcestershire Sauce
- Garlic, minced
- 1 pt Beefy Onion Soup Mix
- Italian Seasoning
- Complete Seasoning
- Black Pepper
- Salted Water for Pasta

## Instructions

1. Cook spaghetti in salted water.
2. Reserve about a cup of pasta water before draining the spaghetti.
3. Chop half of the bell peppers and mince the other half in a blender.
4. Brown ground beef and Italian sausage together in a pot, breaking it up real good while cooking.
5. Add 1/4 cup of flour and mix it in with the browned meat.
6. Add tomato paste and let it cook for a minute before stirring to get the bitterness out.
7. Mix all ingredients together and add the chopped and minced bell peppers.
8. Add beef broth, Worcestershire sauce, minced garlic, Italian seasoning, complete seasoning, black pepper, and beefy onion soup mix.
9. Mix it up, cover it, and let it simmer for about 15 minutes.
10. Add the cooked spaghetti to the meat mixture and toss together.
11. Use reserved pasta water as needed to loosen the mixture.

## Equipment

- pot
- blender

## Tips

- Do not skip the beefy onion soup mix, that's the key.
- Let the tomato paste cook for a minute before stirring to get the bitterness out.
- Use reserved pasta water as needed to loosen the spaghetti mixture.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1DFfaYk2jv/?mibextid=wwXIfr
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/2cad2476-35f1-4b86-ad99-4c2c909522da
- Extracted: 2026-05-17

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