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Cowboy Spaghetti is a hearty pasta recipe loaded with bacon, ground beef, Rotel diced tomatoes and green chilies, tomato sauce, bbq sauce, shredded cheese and chopped green onions.

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Cowboy Spaghetti is a fun change from Italian spaghetti with a sauce made from a tomato sauce and bbq sauce.

This cheesy ground beef and bacon spaghetti is sure to please the whole family.

This cowboy spaghetti recipe takes just over thirty minutes from start to finish and serves four people.

Printable Recipe Card with a Full List of Ingredients and Instructions is Located at the Bottom of the Post.

Be sure to read through the entire post so that you don’t miss out on any important tips and tricks!

To make this bbq pasta, I started by cooking some spaghetti noodles according to the directions on the package.

Then I drained the noodles and set them aside.

While the spaghetti was cooking, I chopped up some bacon slices.

Then I added the chopped bacon to a large oven safe skillet over medium-high heat.

I cooked the bacon until it was browned and crispy.

Then I used a slotted spoon to transfer the cooked bacon to dish lined with paper towel.

I added some lean ground beef to the skillet with the bacon grease.

I crumbled the ground beef well as it cooked.

I cooked the ground beef until no pink remained.

Then I drained all of the grease from the pan.

I reduced the heat to medium-low.

I added some diced yellow onions to the pan.

I also added some garlic puree to the pan.

I stirred well and allowed the onions to cook for a few minutes.

Then I added some tomato sauce and bbq sauce to the pan.

I stirred well.

Then I added some salt and pepper.

I stirred well again.

I added a drained can of Rotel diced tomatoes and green chilies to the pan.

I also added half of the cooked bacon pieces to the pan.

I stirred well.

Then I added the cooked spaghetti to the pan.

I stirred until all of the spaghetti was coated in the sauce mixture.

Then I sprinkled some shredded mozzarella and cheddar cheese on top of the spaghetti.

I sprinkled the remaining cooked bacon on top of the cheese.

Then I placed the skillet under the broiler for a few minutes to melt the cheese.

I removed the skillet from the oven and sprinkled some chopped green onions on top.

Then the beef and bacon pasta was ready to serve.

This hearty bbq spaghetti is the perfect comfort food.

If you are looking for an easy weeknight spaghetti recipe, then you need to try this Cowboy Spaghetti!

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PRINTABLE VERSION OF THE RECIPE CAN BE FOUND AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE

Ingredients You’ll Need to Make This Cowboy Spaghetti:

• 12 oz spaghetti noodles
• 8 slices bacon
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1 cup diced yellow onions
• 1 tbsp garlic puree
• 15 oz tomato sauce
• 1/2 cup bbq sauce
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• 10 oz Rotel diced tomatoes and green chilies, drained
• 1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella and cheddar cheese blend
• 1/4 cup chopped green onions

How to Make Cowboy Spaghetti:

1. Cook the spaghetti according to the directions on the package.
2. Drain and set aside.
3. While the spaghetti is cooking chop up the bacon.
4. Place the chopped bacon in a large oven safe skillet over medium-high heat.
5. Cook the bacon until it is crispy.
6. Use a slotted spoon to transfer the cooked bacon pieces to a paper towel lined plate.
7. Add the ground beef to the skillet with the bacon grease.
8. Crumble the ground beef well as it cooks.
9. Cook the ground beef until no pink remains.
10. Drain all of the grease from the pan.
11. Reduce the heat to medium-low.
12. Add the diced onions and garlic puree to the pan with the ground beef.
13. Stir well and allow the onions to cook for a few minutes.
14. Add the tomato sauce and bbq sauce to the pan.
15. Stir well.
16. Add the salt and pepper.
17. Stir well again.
18. Add the Rotel to the pan.
19. Add half of the cooked bacon pieces to the pan.
20. Stir well.
21. Add the cooked spaghetti to the pan.
22. Stir until all of the spaghetti is coated in the sauce mixture.
23. Sprinkle the shredded cheese on top of the spaghetti.
24. Sprinkle the remaining cooked bacon pieces on top of the cheese.
25. Place the skillet under the broiler for a few minutes to melt the cheese.
26. Once the cheese is melted remove the skillet from the oven.
27. Sprinkle the chopped green onions on top.
28. Serve and enjoy.

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