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One pot creamy tomato beef pasta

One pot creamy tomato beef pasta

This one pot creamy tomato beef pasta is a delightful homemade comfort food that combines beef, pasta, and a rich tomato sauce.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course mains
Cuisine Italian, Western
Servings 5 people
Calories 610 kcal

Equipment

  • large heavy-based pot

Ingredients
  

  • 1 ½ tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic finely minced
  • 1 medium onion finely chopped
  • 500 g/1 lb beef mince/ground beef
  • 2 teaspoon Italian herbs Note 1
  • 2 tablespoon tomato paste
  • 400 g/14 oz crushed tomatoes or tomato passata
  • ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes optional
  • 1 ½ teaspoon cooking salt/kosher salt
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • 4 cups chicken stock/broth low sodium
  • 350 g/12 oz fusilli, penne, elbow macaroni or other short pasta Note 3
  • ¾ cups thickened/heavy cream

Instructions
 

  • Heat the oil on high heat in a large heavy-based pot. Cook garlic and onion for 1 ½ minutes.
  • Add beef and cook, breaking it up as you go, until you can no longer see red meat. Add the Italian herbs and cook for 30 seconds, then add tomato paste and cook for 1 minute to cook out the raw flavour.
  • Add crushed tomato, chicken stock, salt, pepper and red pepper flakes, if using. Stir, then add the pasta.
  • Bring the liquid to a simmer, then cook for 15 minutes, stirring every couple of minutes then more frequently towards the end (ensure pasta doesn't stick to base) until the pasta is just about cooked.
  • Add cream, then simmer for a further 1 to 2 minutes. It will still be quite saucy - this is what you want!
  • Remove from the stove. Give it a good stir then ladle into bowls. Serve with parmesan and parsley.

Notes

1. Italian Herbs - Just a store bought mix, very common at grocery stores. If you don't have any, just use a mix of dried oregano, parsley, basil. Or sub with a teaspoon of Worcestershire sauce. 2. Chicken stock/broth - Tastier than water! I stock up when on sale. Economical alternative - I recommend using Vegeta stock powder or Chinese chicken stock powder (Knorr) plus water. 3. Any short pasta will work here, like macaroni, penne etc but not tiny ones like risoni/orzo.

Nutrition

Serving: 1bowlCalories: 610kcalCarbohydrates: 64gProtein: 35gFat: 24gSaturated Fat: 11gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 97mgSodium: 988mgPotassium: 1013mgFiber: 5gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 868IUVitamin C: 11mgCalcium: 105mgIron: 5mg
Keyword beef pasta, creamy tomato beef pasta, easy pasta dinner, One Pot Pasta
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