Cowboy Spaghetti

5 from 1 vote

This cowboy spaghetti is delicious, comforting, and super easy to make. It's loaded with crispy bacon, beef, juicy tomatoes, and cheese.

Prep Time10

Cook Time25

Total Time35

Course: Entree

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 685kcal

Place the bacon strips in a skillet and cook over medium-high heat until crispy on both sides. This should take about 8-10 minutes. Once cooked, remove it from the skillet and set it aside.
Remove some of the bacon grease, but leave about 2-3 tablespoons in the skillet. Stir in the onions and cook for 1-2 minutes. Stir in the garlic and red pepper flakes and cook for 15 seconds.
Add the ground beef and break it up using a wooden spoon. Cook until it browns completely.
Stir in the granulated garlic, onion powder, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, tomato sauce, rotel, fire-roasted tomatoes, and chicken stock.
Reduce the heat to medium and cook the meat sauce uncovered for 12-15 minutes.
While the sauce cooks, cook the spaghetti in boiling salted water until al dente.
Once the meat sauce is done cooking, season with salt and pepper and then toss in the spaghetti. Toss it really well and then let it sit for 2-3 minutes.
Stir in the crispy bacon, cheddar cheese, and scallions. Check for seasoning and enjoy!

Don't add the crispy bacon to the meat sauce while it's cooking, otherwise, the bacon will soften. Simply top the spaghetti off with the bacon so it remains nice and crispy.
This was perfectly saucy for me, but if you like it extra sauce, add a splash of the pasta water to the meat sauce.
Don't omit any ingredients from this recipe except for the red pepper flakes and Rotel if you don't like it spicy. Although, I still didn't find this spicy at all.