Western Spaghetti

12 ingredients
8 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 -2 tablespoon oil or 1 -2 tablespoon cooking spray
  • 1 small yellow onion, diced
  • 1 green pepper, diced (optional)
  • 1 stalk celery, chopped (optional)
  • 1 - 1 1/2 lb ground beef or 1 -1 1/2 lb ground turkey
  • 1 (32 ounce) can vegetable juice (V-8 is best)
  • 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
  • 1 (15 ounce) can diced tomatoes
  • 1 lb spaghetti, your favorite style (I prefer angel hair, it cooks faster)
  • 1 (8 ounce) jar sliced Spanish olives (the green ones)
  • salt and pepper
  • 2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded

Directions

  1. 1
    In a dutch oven coat bottom with oil or cooking spray. Saute onion, green pepper, and celery. Add ground meat and continue cooking until brown. Drain fat.
  2. 2
    Add vegetable juice, tomato sauce, and tomatoes. You substitute your favorite spaghetti sauce for the tomato sauce and tomatoes, but the vegetable juice is key.
  3. 3
    Bring mixture to a boil.
  4. 4
    Add spaghetti. Cook until spaghetti is al-dente.
  5. 5
    Add olives, stir to incorporate.
  6. 6
    In the bottom of serving dishes sprinkle cheese and dish warm stew on top.
  7. 7
    Good with garlic bread and a salad.
  8. 8
    Doubles or triples well.

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