This Dirty Spaghetti is what happens when dirty rice meets spaghetti — and honestly, it might be even better. 🔥 One pot, bold Southern flavor, and a viral comfort food recipe you’ll want on repeat.
This Dirty Spaghetti recipe is packed with Italian sausage, ground beef, peppers, onions, and Cajun-inspired seasoning simmered in rich beef broth so the noodles soak up every bit of flavor. It’s a hearty, budget-friendly dinner that turns simple ingredients into serious comfort food.
If you love dirty rice, one-pot meals, or easy weeknight dinners, this recipe delivers big flavor with minimal cleanup.
🔥 Perfect for:
Family dinners
Budget-friendly meals
Meal prep
Comfort food cravings
Cooked low and slow for deep flavor — this isn’t your average spaghetti recipe.
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Dirty Spaghetti Recipe – Ingredients
For this Dirty Spaghetti recipe, you’ll need the following ingredients:
1 (1-lb) box spaghetti noodles
1 lb ground beef
1 lb Italian sausage
1 green bell pepper, diced
1 red bell pepper, diced
1 large white onion, diced
Seasonings & Flavor Base
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 tablespoon onion powder
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon paprika
1 tablespoon salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon thyme leaves
½ teaspoon Creole seasoning
½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1 teaspoon oregano
2 bay leaves
Sauce Mixture
4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
4 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
2 cups beef broth
Dirty Spaghetti — Directions
Cook the spaghetti according to package directions.
Drain, rinse, and set aside.
Cook the meat and vegetables:
In a large skillet or pot, combine:
Italian sausage
Ground beef
Diced green bell pepper
Diced red bell pepper
Diced white onion
Cook over medium heat until the meat is fully cooked and the vegetables are tender.
Do not drain — keep the grease drippings.
Make the roux:
Add the all-purpose flour to the meat mixture and cook for 4–5 minutes, stirring, until the flour is fully absorbed.
Add seasonings:
Stir in:
Worcestershire sauce
Minced garlic
Onion powder
Garlic powder
Paprika
Creole seasoning
Salt
Black pepper
Thyme leaves
Crushed red pepper flakes
Cook for another 4–5 minutes, allowing the spices to bloom.
Create the sauce:
Slowly pour in the beef broth while stirring.
Add the bay leaves and simmer for 15 minutes, allowing the sauce to thicken.
Combine:
Gradually add the cooked spaghetti noodles, stirring after each addition until fully incorporated.
Serve and enjoy.
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31 Comments
I was waiting for ground chicken liver. I put that in my dirty rice. This sounds good. I like the spices/herbs you used, and using the pasta vs rice sounds good. My husband would enjoy this recipe for sure! Thank you for sharing your recipe today 🙏
Wow, that's an incredible dish! It's definitely something I haven't tried before, and I'm excited to give it a go. Thanks Cheers from Colorado
Never heard of this! Like you, I like dirty rice! Gonna try this! Yours looked outstanding!!
This is the first time I've heard of dirty spaghetti. This looks like a delicious and hearty dish. ❤
Bo Jangles has good dirty rice. That dish looks great!
Looks great!!! I might give it a try with some elbow macaroni instead of spaghetti. Thanks for the video!!
We don’t use social medias other then YouTube , thanks for sharing.a cool recipe
I want to make this. If you have Bojangles, try their dirty rice.
Looks delicious!
Delicous looking meal. I've never heard of Dirty Spagehetti, lol. But it does look good. Many thumbs up, guys.
you can use water instead of the broth and save yourself 1600mg of sodium it tastes exactly the same
This looks REALLY delicious! I told my wife that Dirty Spaghetti was really trending on YouTube. I’ve already put a recipe for this dish in my cooking file, but I’m awfully glad I watched you at work on this one, ‘cause I’m liking how yours has come together (this looks incredibly delicious all plated up with a side of garlic/butter toast). I’ll be making this meal real soon!!
@11:26 not a very sounding endorsement, maybe make dirty rice instead?
Im with you Roger, I loved Popeyes Dirty Rice too. Why the stopped selling it us beyond me. It was really good.
I would guess the next day it would be even better but I’d have to triple the recipe to have leftovers. I know I would like it and I enjoyed Popeyes dirty rice as well. I use over the top spices as well.
I can understand leaving SOME of the fat/grease, but THAT was A LOT of grease!! I'm sorry but I would have to take some of it out.
Got the ingredients but can you please tell how much of each that you used?
We can get the Cajun Rice at Popeyes here in Stone Mountain.
This is first time ever hearing or watching about dirty spaghetti. Sounds and looks like it would be delicious!
I thought that I seen you add three bay leaves
You two make me so happy. I was never a good cook, but I am now. 😀
Is there a printable copy?
First time seeing this. Looks good
First time
Dirty rice is one of my wife’s specialty
I love me some dirty rice, so gotta give this one a try! Thanks!!
Looks good, I will be making this soon
Sounds like she should be doing the cooking!! Lol!,
Bojangles has pretty good dirty rice.
Bojangles has pretty good dirty rice.
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