One Pot Creamy Tomato Pasta (with beef and spinach)
A quick and easy One Pot Creamy Tomato Pasta with beef and spinach, perfect for a weeknight dinner.
Equipment
- large pot
Ingredients
Cooking Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil or neutral-tasting oil
- 300 g ground beef
- 1 onion diced or 2 tablespoon onion paste
- 3-4 cloves garlic minced or 1 tablespoon garlic paste
- 400 ml tomato sauce homemade or store-bought
- 400 ml water or beef stock
- 1 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon salt or to taste
- ½ teaspoon black pepper or to taste
- 200 g penne pasta 4 servings or 2 cups
- 2 cups fresh spinach loosely packed
- 100 g cheese mozzarella, parmesan, or a mix, shredded
- parsley or basil for garnish
Instructions
Cooking Steps
- Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add the ground beef and cook until browned and the liquid has evaporated.
- Push the ground beef to one side. Add more oil if needed, and add the onion and garlic to the pot. Sauté until fragrant, before stir frying with the ground beef.
- Pour in the tomato sauce, water (or stock), and milk.
- Stir in the pasta, salt, and pepper. Let the mixture come up to a boil, before bringing to a simmer. Let the pasta cook for 12 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the pasta is al dente and the sauce has thickened.
- Stir in the chopped spinach. Once spinach wilts, turn off the heat.
- Top pasta with cheese, and put on a lid so the cheese melts in the residual heat. Adjust seasoning to taste.
- Garnish with basil or parsley, if desired. Dish up your creamy beef and spinach pasta with tomato sauce, and enjoy straight from the pot!
Notes
This dish is versatile, and you can adjust the seasonings and ingredients based on your preferences.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 500kcalCarbohydrates: 45gProtein: 30gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 60mgSodium: 800mgPotassium: 800mgFiber: 4gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 1200IUVitamin C: 15mgCalcium: 200mgIron: 3mg
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