Irish Italian Spaghetti

Chris's Note:

I grew up on this dish and didn't know anyone else liked it. But, I did a web search and found many people had similar experiences.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 5 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• ¼ lb ground beef
• 1 onion , chopped
• 1 can cream of mushroom soup
• 1 can tomato soup
• ¼ teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 8 ounces spaghetti
• 1 cup parmesan cheese , grated

Directions:

1. Brown beef with onion.
2. Add Soups and spices.
3. Simmer covered for 45 Minutes.
4. Cook pasta while the sauce simmers.
5. Stir pasta in to sauce and add half the cheese.
6. Serve with remaining cheese on top.

Reviews

[Evie*]

Really yummy family pasta dish, after step 5 on this I put it into a baking dish and topped with the remaining Parmesan cheese and baked for about 10 - 15 minutes. Served it with some of Erins Blue Cheese Crostini (yummy too) and a green salad. Thanks for posting =)

[Chef Larz in Pennsboro, WV]

Just a couple days ago I called my Mother and asked her if she still had the Irish Italian Spaghetti recipe we grew up on. As a single Mother of 5 in the 1960's she had to make something from nothing very often. Well, she still had the recipe. And to day, on a whim, I looked on 'Zaar to see if anyone else posted it. To my surprise it was already posted. Now I don't have to post mine and I can just get on with eating it again. Thanks for the memory. By the way, our recipe was double yours and used a full pound of burger. But of course there were 5 hungry kids to feed.

[Azirkah]

I grew up with the same stuff! My mom used slightly different proportions/spices though: 1 lb ground beef 1 can Cream of Mushroom soup 1 can Tomato soup 1/2 tsp garlic powder 1/2 tsp oregano 1/2 tsp Tabasco sauce 1 tsp salt 1/4 tsp ground black pepper Exact same cooking instructions, though. =)