Easy Skillet Spaghetti

For this easy skillet spaghetti recipe, ground beef and spaghetti simmer in a tomato-based broth in this one-dish, skillet recipe for busy weeknights.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 5 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins
• Calories: 490 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon white sugar
• 3 cups water
• 1 teaspoon garlic salt
• 2 tablespoons dried minced onion
• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano, crushed
• 18 fluid ounces tomato juice
• 7 ounces spaghetti
• 1.5 teaspoons chili powder, or more to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add beef; cook and stir until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes.

Step 2

Stir water, tomato juice, tomato paste, minced onion, chili powder, sugar, oregano, garlic salt, and salt into ground beef; cover skillet and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, stirring occasionally, until flavors blended, about 30 minutes.

Step 3

Add spaghetti to beef mixture; stir to separate strands. Cover skillet; simmer, stirring frequently, until spaghetti is tender, about 30 minutes.