Dirty Spaghetti

Ingredients

• green bell pepper (chopped)
• red bell pepper (chopped)
• onion (chopped)
• ground Italian turkey sausage (the creator opens a package; amount not stated)
• 4 tbsp all-purpose flour
• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• Worcestershire sauce (a little; amount not stated)
• garlic paste (some; amount not stated)
• beef broth (added gradually; amount not stated)
• 16 oz spaghetti (one 16-ounce package; cooked in boiling water)
• salt (to salt the pasta water; amount not stated)
• 1 beefy onion Lipton soup packet (one packet; amount not otherwise specified)
• Nature seasoning (a little; amount not stated)
• Cajun seasoning (a little; amount not stated)
• Italian seasoning (a little; amount not stated)
• pasta cooking water (reserve some and add a little to the sauce; amount not stated)
• parsley (finely chopped for finishing; amount not stated)

Steps

1. 1

   Chop the green and red bell peppers and the onion. Set the chopped vegetables aside.

2. 2

   Set a large pot over medium-high heat and allow it to heat up.

3. 3

   Open the package of ground Italian turkey sausage and add it to the pot. Let it sear on one side for about 4–5 minutes.

4. 4

   Turn the sausage over, then chop and break it into smaller pieces in the pot. Leave the rendered fat in the pot; do not drain it.

5. 5

   Sprinkle in the all-purpose flour and stir until it coats the meat.

6. 6

   Add the tomato paste to the bottom of the pot and spread it out. Let it cook briefly to take off some of its bitterness, then stir it through the meat.

7. 7

   Add the chopped bell peppers and onion to the pot and mix them in.

8. 8

   Add a little Worcestershire sauce and garlic paste, then mix.

9. 9

   Slowly pour in beef broth, mixing it into the meat and vegetables. As the broth cooks away and is absorbed, add more; the source does not specify the total amount.

10. 10

    Bring a separate pot of water to a boil and salt the water.

11. 11

    Add the spaghetti without breaking it. The creator cautions against adding oil to the pasta water.

12. 12

    Add the beefy onion soup packet, Nature seasoning, Cajun seasoning, and Italian seasoning to the meat mixture.

13. 13

    Cook the spaghetti for about 12 minutes, or until done. Before draining, reserve some pasta cooking water; then strain the pasta.

14. 14

    Add the drained spaghetti to the meat mixture and toss to combine.

15. 15

    Add a little of the reserved pasta water and mix it through.

16. 16

    Finely chop parsley and use it to finish the dish. Serve the spaghetti hot.

Notes

The source does not give amounts for most ingredients, the total beef broth, or a precise cooking time for the meat mixture. The transcript briefly includes separate recipes for apple crumble, gumbo, and pastalaya; those are unrelated to the opening dirty-spaghetti dish and were not included.

Nutrition per serving

• main
• comfort food
• Cajun-inspired
• one-pot-style
• pasta