This one pan, creamy skillet spaghetti is going to change the way you make spaghetti forever. Loaded with soft spaghetti noodles and tender ground beef simmered in a warm, creamy marinara sauce and topped with mozzarella and parmesan cheese, dinner is delicious and ready in less than 30 minutes!

Creamy Skillet Spaghetti Recipe

Not everyone is a spaghetti lover. I get it, that used to be me too. Until I created this recipe. No more flavorless, bland spaghetti with this recipe. I honestly hope this recipe will make you a spaghetti lover because it really is so good. And the best part is that it requires one pan and is done in less than 30 minutes!

This creamy skillet spaghetti recipe requires simple ingredients yet is so dang good! To make this recipe creamy, I like to add my secret ingredient of heavy whipping cream. Then you add some mozzarella and parmesan cheese and whoa, spaghetti just went from 4 stars to 9 in seconds.

The Cowboys’ Rating: 9/10

Every time I make a new recipe, I have my family rate the recipe out of 10. By the time, these recipes make the blog, they’ve been tried and tested by some of my hardest tiny critics!

What Ingredients Are in Creamy Skillet Spaghetti?

Ground Beef – As always, we use our own homegrown ground beef that is grass-finished and regeneratively raised. It’s delicious, lean and so good. Our ground beef is 90/10 and I never have to drain off a bunch of fat.
Spaghetti Sauce – Spaghetti sauce is a tricky one. I find that I have a hard time finding a spaghetti sauce I truly love, so I started canning my own spaghetti sauce a few years ago. (You can find that recipe here) The sauce makes all the difference so make sure to choose a sauce with lots of flavor.
Spaghetti Noodles
Mozzarella Cheese – Every recipe is better with a little cheese, so I like to add some mozzarella cheese.
Parmesan Cheese – Parmesan cheese has a distinct, rich flavor that I love so I add that too.
Heavy Whipping Cream – Heavy whipping cream adds that rich creaminess to the spaghetti but also cuts the acidity of the spaghetti sauce to make all the flavors blend perfectly.

Seasonings

Garlic Powder
Onion Powder
Sugar
Kosher Salt
Italian Seasoning
Pepper

Tools You’ll Need

Recipe for Creamy Skillet Spaghetti

In a large frying pan or skillet, combine ground beef and seasonings.
Cook ground beef until completely cooked through.
Add in spaghetti sauce and water to ground beef mixture.
Break up spaghetti noodles and add to frying pan. Mix well.
Cover and cook on medium low for 15-20 minutes stirring frequently.
When the noodles are soft, remove cover and add in heavy whipping cream. Stir until well incorporated.
Remove from heat and sprinkle with desired amount of mozzarella and parmesan cheese.
Serve and enjoy!

How to Store Creamy Skillet Spaghetti

Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Leftovers can easily be reheated in the microwave!

Gluten Free Creamy Skillet Spaghetti

This recipe can easily be adapted to be gluten free by using a gluten-free pasta. I do always caution to check and make sure any other ingredients that YOU are using are indeed gluten free. Below is the link to my very favorite gluten free pasta to use for this recipe.

Barilla Gluten Free Spaghetti Noodles

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