Spaghetti Tacos (I kid you not.)

I can’t even remember how I first heard about these, but now that I have had them, I can't live without them.  I read that the idea was originally a joke from iCarly.  Apparently the older brother was always eating weird food combinations.  Some awesome mom out there decided to actually try it, and the rest is history.

For some reason, I can’t actually find a "recipe" like the one I have used since playing around with it, so I wrote it up for you all.  It’s super easy, so do it!

Ingredients:

1 lb. spaghetti

1 lb. ground turkey (or beef)

1 jar of your favorite red sauce (I use 2, because there's no such thing as too much sauce.)

Garlic salt

Taco seasoning

Taco or tostada shells

Toppings:

Whatever you would use on regular tacos!

Cheese

Olives

Lettuce

Sour cream

Avocado

Tomatoes

Make your spaghetti like you normally would.  Make sure your pasta is al dente to get a better texture.  I season my ground turkey with garlic salt before adding the sauce.  Mix the pasta and sauce together.  (If you are a Food Network addict like I am, you already do this.)

Take out the amount of spaghetti you plan to use for the tacos, and save the rest for tomorrow.  Two meals for the work of one!

To the spaghetti, add taco seasoning to your liking.

Use that spaghetti just like you would taco meat, and go to town.

Tip 1:  I learned from a friend to line the taco shell with the sour cream first.  It helps hold everything in place.  Brilliant!

Tip 2:  Use your egg slicer for the olives.

I didn't use my avocado, because it wasn't quite ripe...and it wouldn't fit on my super cute topping dish.

Normal spaghetti plus taco seasoning.

The perfect side dish for spaghetti tacos is obviously steamed broccoli.  Because, let's face it, there's nothing healthy about spaghetti tacos.

Enjoy!