Cowboy Spaghetti

Like stated in my last post I also made Cowboy Spaghetti. I was fortunate enough to have a day off during the week so I made another Rachael Ray recipe for the family. The cowboy spaghetti is another kid friendly meal that you can really play up. Just tell your little one "You get to eat Cowboy/girl Spaghetti. My daughter Tatum was really excited for this one.

A good co-worker pointed this recipe to me and since the start of my Rachael Ray challenge I have been told I MUST make this one... Thanks for the tip Sara :-)

Ingredients

• 1 pound spaghetti
• Salt
• 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, 1 turn of the pan
• 3 slices smoky bacon, chopped
• 1 pound ground sirloin
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 3 to 4 cloves garlic, chopped
• Ground black pepper
• 2 teaspoons hot sauce, eyeball it
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce, eyeball it
• 1/2 cup beer (Original recipe did not have this, but I sure wish I would have looked online instead of the book.)
• 1 (14-ounce) can, chopped or crushed fire roasted tomatoes
• 1 (8-ounces) can, tomato sauce
• 8 ounces sharp Cheddar
• 4 scallions, chopped (I left out)

Directions

Heat a pot of water to a boil. Add spaghetti and salt the water. Cook to al dente or with a bite to it.
Heat a deep skillet over medium-high heat. Add extra-virgin olive oil and bacon. Brown and crisp bacon, 5 minutes, remove with a slotted spoon. Drain off a little excess fat if necessary. Leave just enough to coat the bottom of the skillet. Add beef and crumble it as it browns, 3 to 4 minutes. Add onions, garlic and stir into meat. Season the meat with salt and pepper, hot sauce and Worcestershire. Add 1/2 cup beer and deglaze the pan. Cook 5 to 6 minutes more then (I didn't know about this part so I left this out but I suggest you do this because Beer adds a great flavor.)  stir in tomatoes and tomato sauce.
Add hot spaghetti to meat and sauce and combine. Adjust seasonings and serve up pasta in shallow bowls. Grate some cheese over the pasta and sprinkle with scallions. Garnish with crisp bacon

This was good I think I should have added more seasoning though. Also if you are a bacon fan then add a few more slices of bacon. I sure wish I had. I really enjoyed this and so did the kiddos. This makes quite a bit so I had leftovers to take to work. The co-workers enjoyed it too. I want to thank them for their kind words about my cooking. So... hats off to you gang!!

Again I hope you continue to enjoy my updates. Comments are always welcome. I would love to hear from you if/ when you try these yummy meals.

Thanks for reading
-Rachel