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Dirty spaghetti: 3 creator recipes compared

Every one is built on spaghetti, ground beef and onion. Some add olive oil or ginger.

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Times are estimated preparation and cooking; chilling or resting is extra. Updated 28 October 2026.

Dirty Spaghetti by lifewithmarq, a frame from the Instagram video

Make this one first.

We put the most-saved version first: lifewithmarq’s. A hearty Southern-style pasta dish packed with ground beef, Italian sausage, bell pepper, onion, and a rich, savory tomato sauce that clings to every strand of spaghetti.

Dirty Spaghetti from lifewithmarq’s Instagram video

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Dirty Spaghetti

Recipe from lifewithmarq, from their Instagram videoWritten down by ReelsMeals from the caption and voiceover.

  • 45 min
  • Serves 4
  • 18 ingredients
  • Pan-fried

The only one of the 3 with italian sausage, celery, bell pepper and beef broth.

Ingredients

  • 1 lbspaghetti
  • 1 lbground beef
  • 10 ozItalian sausage
  • 2celery
  • 1/2onion
  • 1bell pepper
  • 2garlic
  • 1 cupbeef broth
  • 2 1/2 tbspflour
  • 1Lipton Beefy Onion Soup Mix
  • 1 tspComplete seasoning
  • 1 tspCajun seasoning
  • 1 tspwhite pepper
  • 2 tspItalian seasoning
  • 1 tbspWorcestershire sauce
  • 1 1/2 tbsptomato paste
  • 8 ozdiced tomatoes
  • to tasteparmesan cheese

How it goes

  1. Cook the spaghetti in salted boiling water until just under al dente; reserve about 1/2 cup of the pasta cooking water, then drain.

  2. In a large skillet over medium-high heat, brown the ground beef and Italian sausage, breaking them up with a spoon until fully cooked.

  3. Add the chopped celery stalks, diced onion, and diced bell pepper to the meat; sauté until the vegetables are softened, about 5 minutes.

  4. Stir in the minced garlic and tomato paste; cook for 1–2 minutes until fragrant.

  5. Sprinkle the flour over the mixture and stir well to coat, cooking for another minute to eliminate the raw flour taste.

  6. Pour in the beef broth, Worcestershire sauce, and diced tomatoes; then add the Lipton Beefy Onion Soup Mix, complete seasoning, Cajun seasoning, white pepper, and Italian seasoning. Mix thoroughly.

Then 3 more steps in the full recipe.

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From each creator’s recipe as we saved it. Time is the estimated preparation and cooking time; chilling is extra where they say so. Ingredient counts include everything on the list.

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3 dirty spaghetti recipes compared by estimated time, servings, ingredients, method and what only that version uses. lifewithmarq’s, the one to make first, is highlighted.
VersionTime (est.)ServesIngredientsMethodOnly this one uses
Dirty Spaghettilifewithmarq · make this one first45 min418Pan-fried, Simmereditalian sausage, celery, bell pepper and beef broth
Dirty SpaghettiJerryco Colbert50 min623Not clear from the stepsolive oil, ground italian sausage, smoked sausage and red bell pepper
Dirty Spaghettijeremy45 min418Pan-fried, Simmeredginger, carrot, yellow bell pepper and coriander

What they share.

  • All 3use spaghetti.
  • All 3use ground beef.
  • All 3use onion.
  • All 3use garlic.
  • All 3use tomato paste.
  • 2 of 3use cajun seasoning. jeremy’s version leaves it out.

Counted from each version’s ingredient list. Salt, pepper, oil and water are left out, and names are matched loosely, so chicken thighs and chicken legs both count as chicken.

Where they differ.

  • How they cook it

    lifewithmarq and jeremy pan-fry or sear; Jerryco Colbert doesn't. lifewithmarq and jeremy simmer, poach or braise; Jerryco Colbert doesn't.

  • Something only one of them uses

    lifewithmarq is the only one to use italian sausage, celery, bell pepper and beef broth. Jerryco Colbert is the only one to use olive oil, ground italian sausage, smoked sausage and red bell pepper. jeremy is the only one to use ginger, carrot, yellow bell pepper and coriander.

  • Time and list length

    lifewithmarq uses the shortest ingredient list (18); Jerryco Colbert the longest (23).

All 3, with their videos.

Each one opens as a full recipe with the creator credited and the original video linked.

How this comparison works.

Every recipe here comes from a creator’s own video. ReelsMeals writes it down from the caption and the voiceover, and publishes it with the creator named and the original linked. When three or more versions of a dish from at least two creators are saved, the dish gets a page like this one. Reposts and the same video saved twice count once.

Times and servings come from the saved recipe cards and may be estimated. Ingredient names are matched loosely, so chicken thighs and chicken legs both count as chicken. We don’t rank them by taste: the version shown first is the one ReelsMeals cooks have saved most. Last updated 28 October 2026.

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