QUICK AND INEXPENSIVE
Lots of meals tout being quick and budget friendly. Flavor is often another matter.
This is one of those one-pot wonders that has excellent flavor. It has a deep savory taste that’s sure to please the whole family. I found this so good, I’d even serve it to company!
LEFTOVERS? DON’T TOSS IT
Do you always make too much pasta? That’s something I’m always guilty of doing.
Sometimes I reheat it and throw some spaghetti sauce on it then call it “dinner,” but sometimes I like to think out of the box with it.
The original recipe calls for you to cook it for the recipe. No problems there but then it wouldn’t be a “one-pot” meal. I also thought that the amount called for in the original was way too much. If it were a meal that was meatless, perhaps. However the amount of meat to pasta was way too much. The meat, and it’s flavor, would be totally lost.
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This Cheesy Ground Beef Pasta Skillet is a one-pot meal with wonderful flavors! I love the deep savory taste of this pasta dish. This recipe is incredibly easy to make and ready in under thirty minutes. My family loves this Cheesy Ground Beef Pasta Skillet so much that this become one of our favorite menu rotations! For this recipe, I used leftover pasta. But you can always cook a new batch of pasta if you do not have leftovers.
Ingredients
1 pound ground beef
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
½ teaspoon pepper
2 pounds tomato paste
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 onion, chopped
½ c. chopped parsley, plus more for garnish
1 teaspoon crushed red chili flakes, optional
2 c. shredded mozzarella
2 c. Ziti pasta, cooked
salt to taste
How to make Cheesy Ground Beef Pasta Skillet
Step 1: Following the package directions, cook the pasta a minute less than al dente. Set aside a half cup of the pasta water and drain the rest once the pasta is done but do not rinse.
Step 2: Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a large skillet over high heat. Once hot, add the beef and cook for about 2 minutes until brown, breaking the meat up using a wooden spoon. Then, adjust the heat to medium heat. Season the beef with 1 tsp salt and half tsp black pepper.