Spaghetti with Hot Links, Sweet Italian Sausage Beef and More!
Usually, when people think of spaghetti, they think of a simple pasta dish with a nice marinara sauce. Well, that is NOT the spaghetti that I am making in this post! This spaghetti is simple to make, but there is nothing simple about the taste. The homemade meat sauce is packed with three different meats, and a hearty blend of flavorful fresh vegetables. Just say NO to the same old spaghetti recipes, and step your game up to some delicious Spaghetti with Chunky Vegetable and Meat Sauce .
How to Make Homemade Spaghetti
Rather than using just ground beef, IÂ spiced things up by using hot links and sweet Italian sausage. I used sweet Italian sausage for two reasons:
- It was on sale!!
- I didn’t want to use another spicy sausage.
If you want to use  mild or hot Italian sausage you definitely can.  As far as the hot links, I used “Louisiana Hot Links”. I don’t remember the particular brand, unfortunately, but use whatever hot link brand that works for you. You can use pork, beef, turkey, etc. sausage.
When it came to my vegetable combination, I have to be honest with you, I grabbed what I had in my refrigerator. I didn’t use anything special. My vegetable combo consisted of:
- Sweet Gem Tomatoes
- Green Bell Peppers
- Yellow Onions
- Green Onions
- Mushrooms
Don’t feel that you have to follow this list to the “T” . If you have some veggies in the refrigerator that need to be used asap, feel free to dice those suckers, and throw them in! Here is a list of other vegetables that I have tried with this spaghetti and I LOVED:
- carrots (peeled & diced)
- red onion
- sweet peppers
- eggplant (peeled & diced )
Along with the meat and vegetables, you’re also going to need tomato paste to create your meat sauce (but I’m sure you probably already knew that!). As far as seasonings, like always, I kept it simple. I used:
- Garlic Powder
- Onion Powder
- Ground Black Pepper
- Salt Free Seasoning – YES, you can use salt or seasoning salt if you choose.
This spaghetti is a favorite in my household. It’s easy on my budget and time (because it doesn’t take a a lot of time to make).
For side dishes, I’d recommend serving this along with a tossed green salad and maybe french bread.
Need a visual?! Watch me make this delicious spaghetti!
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If you enjoyed my homemade spaghetti, check out some of my other recipes!
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Hey rosie can u mix all the pasta and sauce together at the end instead of just placing it on top?
Yes, you can. 🙂
Is this recipe good to feed 10 people or should I double it
You should definitely double this recipe if your trying to feed 10 people. 🙂
This sounds just like what I do, except I use fresh herbs in a bundle and remove the bundle right before serving
I also use 7 cloves of garlic sliced thin and sauteed with the meat and other vegies
I am definitely going to try this. I get tired of the same old spaghetti. With this recipe I am able to add vegetables which would really make it filling. I know my husband will enjoy it too. I “liked” you on Facebook and am so glad that I did. My brother is the one who told me to check you and and so far I have not been disappointed. Although I have not made any of your recipes as of yet I find them to be very simple and you use ingredients that I already have in my cabinet. You rock Rosie. Keep up the good work.
I’m so glad that your brother liked my recipes and told you about I Heart Recipes!! Welcome to my blog hunny! XOXO
Hi Rosie,
Can you share your recipe for the meat sauce? I may or may not have time to make it from scratch so can you recommend a good store bought meat sauce that you favor?
The meat sauce recipe is displayed above. I highly suggest using it. HOWEVER, when I use store bought pasta sauces, I usually by Ragu’s Chunky Garden sauce 🙂
OH MY GOODNESS
Rosie! This recipe was so freaking delicious !! My husband LOVED IT!! Thank you so much for sharing !
Thank you Tiffany! I’m glad that you liked the recipe! XOXO
Love the recipe, but I have to leave the hot Links out of the recipe.
Tweeting your recipe a bit. I will try a vegetarian style since there are mostly vegetarians here. I’ll use squash for the spaghetti, use the crumbles from Morning Star Farms for the meat, and include everything else from your recipe except the Hot Links. I think this will be great.
Keep the recipes coming, you are doing a great job!
Error. I meant everything else besides the ground beef, and the Hot Links.
Writing too fast (lol).
ok I’m new to cooking but i have tried several of your recepies and all have been wonderful. I have to be taught like a kindergarten student so on the ingredients its spaghetti paste and tomato paste but the instructions said where to add the tomato paste but not spaghetti paste so what step do i add it?
Hello! It’s in the written directions (step 4) as well as the video.
I can no longer find your written recipes. Did you move them.
No. I fixed it.
Can you bake this recipe as well?
Absolutely!
Rosie,,, I couldn’t never cook my candid yams to taste good to me,, ever. This last Thanksgiving, my daughter says she wants to cook dinner and ask me to help her,of course i said sure. And i volunteer to bake a ham and cook some candid yams. She was so excited, now me I’m worried about the yams.
I remember seeing your website and immediately i logged in to it , and Bam!!! there it was,, Southern style Candid Yams. Easy as 1 2 3. Everybody loved the yams, my daughter was so happy it was a very Happy and Blessed Thanksgiving Dinner.
I’m following your recipe for spaghetti meat sauce next… it looks delicious!
Thanks,,
jesse
So glad that you liked the recipe!
Hi Rosie, I cant find the written recipe for this spaghetti sauce. Do I need to locate it somewhere else on your blog?
That’s strange. I may have to repost that one. I apologize.