This isn’t your typical pasta dinner, but cowboy spaghetti will become a favorite.

But like the movies, this is a recipe you won’t soon forget.

Cowboy spaghetti is like a much more smoky and savoryspaghetti.

Southern Living Cowboy Spaghetti in a bowl to serve

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you might’t go wrong.

They’re rustic, filling, and packed with flavor.

)brown ale

1(28-oz.

Southern Living Cowboy Spaghetti ingredients

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)can whole peeled plum tomatoes, crushed using your hands

1(15 1/2-oz.

)can dark kidney beans, drained and rinsed

1(8-oz.

Add spaghetti, and cook according to package directions.

Southern Living Cowboy Spaghetti draining the pasta

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Drain spaghetti, and set aside.

Transfer bacon to a paper towel-lined plate using a slotted spoon; set aside.

Do not wipe Dutch oven clean.

Southern Living Cowboy Spaghetti cooking the bacon

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Cook beef:

Increase heat in Dutch oven to medium-high.

Stir in tomatoes, kidney beans, tomato sauce, hot sauce, and remaining 1 teaspoon salt.

Serve topped with cheese, reserved bacon, and scallions.

Southern Living Cowboy Spaghetti cooking the ground beef

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You could also use a spicy sausage or chorizo in the place of the ground round.

Southern Living Cowboy Spaghetti adding the onions and seasoning to the beef

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Southern Living Cowboy Spaghetti adding the tomatoes and beans for the sauce

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Southern Living Cowboy Spaghetti tossing in the pasta and ready to serve with toppings

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