One-Pot Spaghetti in Meat Sauce

I've used this recipe for one-pot spaghetti with meat sauce for years (you know, for those times when I'm eating meat with my spaghetti).  It has been delicious every time.  Lately I've seen a whole host of all kinds of one-pot pasta recipes floating around.  And I've tried a couple.  But they have been uniformly disappointing.  Although the flavor may be there, the sticky starchiness was so off-putting to me.  But this recipe is perfect--a good ratio of homemade sauce and meat to perfectly done noodles, without any of that starchy goopiness.  We really should be making this one more often!

One-Pot Spaghetti in Meat Sauce
(adapted from Recipe Shoebox)
Printable Recipe
Serves 6

Ingredients
1/2 pound ground beef, turkey, or sausage
1 medium onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 teaspoons dried oregano
1 teaspoon dried basil
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
2 cans (6 ounces) tomato paste
4 cups (32 ounces) chicken broth
3 cups water
1 box (12 ounces) spaghetti, broken
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Directions
1) In a large pot, cook the ground beef until meat is cooked through; drain excess grease.  Add onion and garlic and cook until onion is tender.
2) Stir in the oregano, basil, pepper, tomato paste, broth, and water.  Bring to a boil.
3) Add the broken spaghetti a little at a time, stirring constantly, and return to boiling.  Stirring frequently, boil gently, uncovered, for 17-20 minutes of until spaghetti is tender and sauce is desired consistency.  The longer it cooks, the thicker the sauce.  Garnish with Parmesan cheese and enjoy!