With only a few minutes and some substances, you possibly can whip up this Garlic Parmesan Beef Pasta. So hearty, wealthy, and filling. A straightforward dinner!
A QUICK GROUND BEEF AND PASTA DINNER
I wasn’t positive what to name this recipe. It sort of happened accidentally after I was attempting to make use of up some floor beef and pasta I had available. It’s creamy (though my photos actually don’t do justice to exhibiting the creaminess) and it has nice garlic parmesan taste so I settled on calling it “Garlic Parmesan Beef Pasta” – ha! Not very artistic although, proper? It combines easy substances to make a filling and tremendous flavorful sauce that coats the bottom beef and pasta. It’s fast to arrange and ideal for these (seemingly) unending, busy evenings the place you simply wish to get one thing on the dinner desk rapidly!
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
You can even add spinach, mushrooms, sun-dried tomatoes, bell peppers, zucchini, purple pepper flakes, contemporary basil, crushed purple pepper, shredded mozzarella, and pine nuts. That is very straightforward to customise.
You’ll see I served this with Garlic Bread and a facet salad to assist spruce up the meal. They’re a few of my favourite sides for pasta dishes, however you can additionally seize a frozen bag of greens from the freezer and check out that too.
A shortcut in making this is able to be to make use of a jar of Alfredo sauce as an alternative of the heavy cream. I might in the reduction of on the parmesan cheese additionally, to possibly about 1/4 cup since Alfredo sauce already has parmesan cheese in it. Nevertheless, since I measure cheese with my coronary heart quite than a cup (like garlic), I would go slightly heavy 😉
Leftover pasta may be saved in an hermetic container and may be stored within the fridge for as much as 4 days. I don’t normally advocate freezing cream primarily based meals as a result of the sauce can separate and curdle a bit when reheating. Though you possibly can freeze this, simply preserve that in thoughts.
INGREDIENTS NEEDED: (SEE RECIPE CARD BELOW FOR THE FULL RECIPE)
- rotini pasta– measured earlier than cooking. Any related formed pasta will work with this recipe.
- floor beef– floor turkey or floor rooster can be utilized. You may even make this with out the meat, if desired.
- onion – should you don’t like onion, simply depart it out. Or to avoid wasting your self some chopping time, seize the pre chopped stuff on the retailer.
- garlic – I actually love utilizing contemporary garlic. It simply offers you the most effective taste however I do know that may be a ache t cope with if you’re simply attempting to get a meal on the desk rapidly so the jarred stuff works in a pinch.
- garlic powder, onion powder, salt and pepper – that is at all times my customary go-to seasoning mix. Please be at liberty to jazz this up and use what you favor.
- beef broth – to assist management the sodium, you should utilize low or no sodium variations.
- heavy cream – can add extra to make it much more creamy.
- freshly grated parmesan cheese– I just like the freshly grated stuff when making sauces, however the bottled stuff can be utilized in a pinch.
- Italian seasoning – I added this in on the final minute when doing this recipe as a result of I believed it simply wanted a kick of one thing additional. Once more, as I stated above, you possibly can season this how you want and have enjoyable experimenting with different seasoning. I believe any sort of garlic and herb or perhaps a cajun seasoning would work right here.
HOW TO MAKE GARLIC PARMESAN BEEF PASTA
Prepare dinner the pasta in line with the package deal instructions. Add a pinch of salt to the pasta water. Drain and put aside. Whereas the pasta is cooking, transfer ahead with the recipe. To a skillet over medium warmth add the meat, onion, garlic, salt, pepper, onion powder, and garlic powder. Prepare dinner for 5-7 minutes or till the meat is not pink. Drain the fats if wanted. To the skillet, add the meat broth, heavy cream, parmesan cheese, and Italian seasoning. Stir for 3-5 minutes or till the sauce is slightly thicker.
Add the cooked pasta to the skillet. Stir till mixed. Style to see if extra salt and pepper are wanted. Non-compulsory: add 1 Tablespoon of parsley and stir.
High with extra parsley. Serve instantly.
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Energy: 1081kcal | Carbohydrates: 64g | Protein: 41g | Fats: 74g | Sodium: 955mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 6g
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