One Pot Spaghetti

This One Pot Spaghetti is a flavorful, hassle-free twist on a classic pasta dinner. It starts with a fragrant base of sautéed onions, bell peppers, and fresh garlic, which adds rich depth to every bite. The vegetables are then simmered with marinara sauce and diced tomatoes to create a robust, savory sauce. Spaghetti noodles are added directly to the pot, soaking up all that flavor as they cook to tender perfection.

Why This One Pot SPaghetti Is Perfect For Busy Nights

This One Pot Spaghetti is a lifesaver on busy evenings. Everything cooks in one pot no need to boil pasta separately or wash multiple dishes. With simple ingredients like onions, bell peppers, garlic, marinara sauce, and diced tomatoes, you get a complete, flavorful meal in under 30 minutes. It's hearty, family-friendly, and makes cleanup easy, so you can spend less time in the kitchen and more time relaxing.

One Pot Spaghetti

This Pot Spaghetti is the perfect weeknight meal.  It’s easy to make and packed with bold taste. Made with ground beef, sautéed onions, bell peppers, and garlic, then simmered in marinara sauce and diced tomatoes, all tossed with tender spaghetti noodles in one pot for minimal cleanup and maximum flavor. Comfort food made simple and delicious!

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 30 minutes mins

Course main dish

Cuisine American

Servings 6

Ingredients

  

• 1 pound Ground Beef
• 8 oz Spaghetti Noodles
• 1 Onion diced
• 1 Green Bell Pepper diced
• 4 Garlic Cloves chopped
• 2 ½ cups Beef Broth
• 24 oz Marinara Sauce
• 14.5 oz Diced Tomatoes
• 1 teaspoon Garlic Powder
• 1 teaspoon Onion Powder
• 1 teaspoon Black Pepper
• 1 ½ teaspoon Season Salt
• ½ teaspoon Chili Powder

Instructions

 

• In a large pot over medium-high heat, cook and crumble the ground beef and diced onions until almost fully cooked. Add your dry seasonings.
• Duringthe last 2–3 minutes of cooking, stir in the diced bell peppers andchopped garlic cloves. Once everything is softened drain any excess grease from the pot.
• Pour beef broth, diced tomatoes, and marinara sauce into the same pot.
• Bring the broth to a boil. Add uncooked spaghetti noodles,using kitchen tongs to gently twist and press the noodles into the liquid as they begin to soften.
• Cook the spaghetti for 15–20 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent the pasta from sticking or burning.
• Once the pasta is cooked through and well blended add fresh basil and red chili flakes (optional).
• Spoon into bowls and enjoy warm! Garnish with grated Parmesan.

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Recipe Tips

Sauté your onions, bell peppers, and garlic first to build a rich flavor base before adding the sauce and pasta. This quick step deepens the overall taste and makes the dish taste like it simmered for hours.

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