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Chipotle Spaghetti

Chipotle Spaghetti

Not your average spaghetti - more veggies and hit of smoky heat from chipotle peppers!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Course Dinner, Main Course
Cuisine American, Tex-Mex

Ingredients
  

  • 2 lb Ground Beef
  • 1 Large Red Bell Pepper small diced
  • 3 Celery Stacks small diced
  • 3 Garlic Cloves minced
  • ½ Medium Yellow Onion minced
  • 2 Medium Carrots grated
  • 1 7oz can Chipotle in Adobo small diced
  • 2 28oz can Crushed Tomatoes
  • 1 cup Water
  • 1 tbsp Mexican Oregano
  • ½ tbsp Cumin
  • 1 tsp Paprika
  • 1 tsp Dried Cilantro
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp Black Pepper
  • 1 tbsp Honey
  • 1½ lb Spaghetti Noodles
  • Cojita Cheese crumbled, for garnish
  • Cilantro sprigs, for garnish

Instructions
 

  • In a large saute pan over medium high heat, add ground beef. Cook and crumble until no longer pink. Push meat to one side of pan drain fat to the other side of the pan. Add onions, celery, carrots, garlic and red bell pepper to fat and toss. Saute, separated, for five minutes.
  • Combine vegetables with ground beef then add crushed tomatoes along with one cup of water. Add seasonings and honey. Stir to combine and reduce heat to medium low. Stir occasionally.
  • Start water boiling for pasta. Salt, if desired.
  • Add pasta to the boiling and cook as directed on package. Drain and return to the pot. Add half of the chipolte sauce to the pasta and toss to coat.
  • Add a portion of sauced pasta to a shallow pasta bowl. Then add a ladle full of sauce to the top. Sprinkle with cojita and cilantro.
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