Name: Easy One Pot Taco Spaghetti (Ready in 30 Minutes)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1 lb ground beef/chicken/turkey; 1 1.25 ounce package taco seasoning (4 tablespoons); ½ teaspoon ground chipotle pepper; 10 ounces Diced tomatoes and green chilies (Ro Tel); 1 tablespoon tomato paste; 8 ounces spaghetti; 2 ounces cheddar cheese (grated); 2 ounces pepper jack cheese (grated); fresh cilantro

When taco night meets pasta night, you get the best weeknight dinner, taco spaghetti. Everything cooks together in one pot, soaking up spicy, cheesy flavor that tastes like it took all evening. Perfect for nights when you want something comforting and fast without thinking too hard about it.

A plate of easy taco spaghetti—thick noodles topped with seasoned ground meat, tomato sauce, and melted cheddar cheese, garnished with herbs—sits on a cloth napkin with a fork nearby.

Taco Spaghetti Casserole in 30 Minutes!

There are nights when I just stare at the fridge and my mind goes blank. That’s when this taco spaghetti recipe saves the day. It’s a little spicy, a little cheesy, and comes together in just one pot. Best part? It’s a meal you can get on the table in under 30 minutes.

This one pot taco spaghetti recipe is the kind of meal that doesn’t require much. If you’ve got some pasta, ground meat, beef or chicken, and a can of Ro-Tel tomatoes, you’ve got the basics. Everything cooks together, the noodles, the sauce, all of it, you don’t even have to drain the pasta. It cooks right in the liquid in the pot, infusing the pasta with a great taco flavoring.

While I love spending time in the kitchen experimenting with flavors, that’s not for busy weeknights. I want something fast that still feels like comfort food, simple but not boring. You’ll get that cozy, taco-night flavor with a creamy tomato base that clings to every noodle.

A pot of cheesy taco spaghetti casserole with meat sauce, topped with melted cheese and chopped parsley, with a metal ladle resting on the side.

All you ned to make this a complete meal is some cheesy bread and a fresh and crisp spinach salad.

If you’re tired of pasta dishes, a queso chicken bake is just as simple and you’ll still get those Tex-Mex flavors.

One Pot Taco Spaghetti ingredients

Assorted ingredients on a blue surface, perfect for one pot taco spaghetti—featuring bucatini pasta, ground beef, sharp cheddar and pepper jack cheese, spicy taco seasoning, chipotle chili powder, Ro-Tel tomatoes, and tomato paste.

How to make Taco Spaghetti

Cooked ground beef mixed with spicy taco seasoning simmers in a large pot, stirred with a wooden spoon—an easy taco spaghetti casserole perfect for busy nights. A packet labeled “Spicy Taco Seasoning” sits in the background on a blue surface. — Brown the meat and add seasoning.

A large pot filled with a red, tomato-based sauce, partially submerged uncooked spaghetti, and bits of ground meat hints at a tasty one pot taco spaghetti. A packet of spicy taco seasoning sits in the background on a gray surface. — Add liquid and uncooked pasta.

A pot of easy taco spaghetti mixed with ground meat and tomato sauce, with a pair of metal tongs resting on top of the pasta. — Cover and cook.

A fork twirls thick spaghetti noodles coated in a rich meat sauce with ground beef, tomatoes, and herbs—just like an easy taco spaghetti—served in a shallow white bowl on a beige napkin.

Since this is so quick and easy, you’ll have time to throw together a super easy peach cobbler cake.

Dinner in 30 minutes. One pot. Big flavor. I’ll take that any day.

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A close-up of a pot filled with cheesy taco spaghetti one pot, ground meat, and tomato sauce, topped with melted cheese and chopped herbs. A metal ladle rests in the pot, ready to serve this delicious taco spaghetti recipe.

Easy One Pot Taco Spaghetti (Ready in 30 Minutes)

Author: Barbara Curry

When taco night meets pasta night, you get the best weeknight dinner, taco spaghetti. Everything cooks together in one pot, soaking up spicy, cheesy flavor that tastes like it took all evening. Perfect for nights when you want something comforting and fast without thinking too hard about it.

4 from 3 votes

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PREP: 10

COOK: 20

TOTAL: 30

Servings:

Ingredients

▢ 1 lb ground beef/chicken/turkey
▢ 1 1.25 ounce package taco seasoning 4 tablespoons
▢ ½ teaspoon ground chipotle pepper
▢ 10 ounces Diced tomatoes and green chilies Ro Tel
▢ 1 tablespoon tomato paste
▢ 8 ounces spaghetti
▢ 2 ounces cheddar cheese grated
▢ 2 ounces pepper jack cheese grated
▢ fresh cilantro

Instructions

Cook ground meat of choice in a Dutch oven or large pot over medium high heat until browned, 3-5 minutes. Stir in taco seasoning and ground chipotle.
Add tomatoes, tomato paste, uncooked spaghetti and 3 cups of water. Bring to a boil, cover and reduce heat. Simmer until pasta has cooked, about 15 minutes.
Remove from heat and sprinkle with cheese and cilantro.

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Barbara’s Tips + Notes

Do not drain the liquid from the canned tomatoes, you will need it for the pasta to cook in.
You can use ground beef but ground chicken/turkey are great options also. If using ground beef, you may need to drain the grease before adding the rest of the ingredients.

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