Tasty, easy, and filling – this Creamy Ground Beef Pasta is a great one pot dinnertime meal for any day of the week.
Do you love less mess? I know that I do and that is exactly what this Creamy Ground Beef Pasta offers you.
It also offers a tasty dinnertime meal that is perfect for the whole family, with easy to find ingredients.
This is on our menu rotation at least once a month, we are huge pasta lovers in this house and we cannot go without this one.
With a tomato and cream base, added with ground beef, this has tasty flavors that just comfort you.
If you are wanting the perfect meal that will satisfy your whole family, then you have to make this Ground Beef Pasta!
Some of our other favorite pasta recipes that we have on our site include: Pepper Jack Bacon Mac and Cheese, Sun-Dried Tomato Pasta and Tortellini Bake.
WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS:
- Easy available ingredients help this come together in no time.
- This is done in 30 minutes!
- Perfect for the whole family, you can even add additions if you’d like.
INGREDIENTS NEEDED (FULL RECIPE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POST):
Olive oil
Onion
Garlic
Ground beef
Tomato sauce
Chicken stock
Rotini (or your favorite short pasta)
Italian seasoning
Heavy cream
Salt and pepper
Parmesan cheese, for serving (optional)
Parsley, for serving (optional)
HOW TO MAKE CREAMY GROUND BEEF PASTA, STEP BY STEP:
- Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan or dutch oven over a medium-high heat. Add the chopped onion and cook, stirring, for 4 minutes or until softened. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, for 1 minute or until fragrant.
- Add the ground beef and cook, stirring and breaking up any lumps, until no longer pink, drain.
- Add the tomato sauce, chicken stock, pasta, and Italian seasoning. Stir until combined. Bring to a simmer, then cover with a lid and reduce to a low-medium heat and cook for roughly 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, or until the pasta is cooked.
- Stir tin the heavy cream and season to taste with salt and pepper. Remove from the heat.
- Divide the pasta between serving bowls, and top with parmesan cheese and chopped parsley, if desired.
CAN I USE ANOTHER TYPE OF PASTA?
Absolutely, we like to use rotini for this as it really soaks up the sauce and makes it declicious.
Some other pastas you can use include: penne, bowtie, cavatappi, shells, etc. Just make sure you are using the amount called for in the recipe.
WHAT ELSE CAN I ADD TO THIS GROUND BEEF PASTA?
There are some other fun additions you can add to this recipe if you are looking to sneak in some vegetables.
We like to add in mushrooms, diced tomatoes, spinach, corn, etc.
WHAT GOES WELL WITH THIS PASTA?
Looking for a delicious side dish that goes well with this meal? No worries, here are some of our favorites:
- Garlic Bread
- Soft Garlic Breadsticks
- Side Salad
- Roasted Vegetables
- Bruschetta
- Fresh Vegetable Salad
There is so much that will complement this dish, so go with what you think would taste good!
CAN I USE ANOTHER MEAT?
If you are not wanting to use ground beef for this recipe, you can use ground pork, ground chicken or ground turkey as well.
HOW TO STORE:
This can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator where it will keep for up to 2 days.
You can also freeze this Creamy Ground Beef Pasta. Place into a freezer container and it will keep for up to 3 months.
To defrost, remove to the refrigerator overnight until thawed. To reheat place in the microwave until heated through.
TIPS AND TRICKS:
- Other meats can be used, see above on what goes good with this.
- Easily sneak in some vegetables like diced tomatoes, corn, spinach and mushrooms.
- Other pasta can be used, see above for suggestions and amounts.
- If you want, you can substitute the chicken broth for beef broth.
- Sprinkle with shredded parmesan cheese to finish this dish off.
- This can be frozen, see above on how to do that.
- Serve with any of your favorite side dishes.
Want that delicious dinnertime meal that the whole family will want over and over again? Then you absolutely have to make this Creamy Ground Beef Pasta.
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Creamt Ground Beef Pasta
Ingredients
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- 1 onion finely diced
- 4 cloves garlic finely diced or crushed
- 1 pound ground beef
- 25 ounces tomato sauce
- 4 cups chicken stock
- 1- pound rotini or your favorite short pasta
- 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
- 1 cup heavy cream
- Salt and pepper to taste
- ¼ cup shredded parmesan cheese for serving (optional)
- ¼ cup chopped parsley for serving (optional)
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan or dutch oven over a medium-high heat. Add the chopped onion and cook, stirring, for 4 minutes or until softened. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, for 1 minute or until fragrant.
- Add the ground beef and cook, stirring and breaking up any lumps, until no longer pink, drain.
- Add the tomato sauce, chicken stock, pasta, and Italian seasoning. Stir until combined. Bring to a simmer, then cover with a lid and reduce to a low-medium heat and cook for roughly 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, or until the pasta is cooked.
- Stir tin the heavy cream and season to taste with salt and pepper. Remove from the heat.
- Divide the pasta between serving bowls, and top with parmesan cheese and chopped parsley, if desired.
Notes
- Other meats can be used, see above on what goes good with this.
- Easily sneak in some vegetables like diced tomatoes, corn, spinach and mushrooms.
- Other pasta can be used, see above for suggestions and amounts.
- If you want, you can substitute the chicken broth for beef broth.
- Sprinkle with shredded parmesan cheese to finish this dish off.
- This can be frozen, see above on how to do that.
- Serve with any of your favorite side dishes.
Nutrition
Tornadough Alli is not a nutritionist or dietitian, and any nutritional information shared is an estimate. If calorie count and nutritional value is important to you, we recommend running the ingredients through whichever online nutritional calculator you prefer. Calories and values can vary depending on which brands were used.
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