Description
Satisfy your comfort food cravings with this easy weeknight ground beef pasta! Made with simple ingredients, tender pasta, and a rich, savory beef sauce, it’s the perfect family-friendly meal that’s ready in about 40 minutes.
Ingredients
Scale
- 16 ounces pasta
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 small yellow onion, diced
- 6 cloves garlic, diced
- 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 16 ounces ground beef
- 28 ounce can crushed tomatoes
- 14.5 ounce can fire-roasted tomatoes
- pinch of baking soda
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 4 ounces shredded Parmesan
- Kosher salt
- fresh cracked pepper
- Parmesan cheese
- fresh chopped parsley
Instructions
- Step: Cook pasta according to package directions until al dente.
- Step: While the pasta is cooking, heat olive oil in a large saute pan over medium-high heat.
- Step: Add onion and a couple pinches of salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally for 6-8 minutes, until they start to brown and caramelize just a bit.
- Step: Add garlic, Italian seasoning, and tomato paste. Cook, stirring constantly, for about a minute.
- Step: Push the veggies to the outside of the large saute pan, forming a ring and leaving a well in the center.
- Step: Add ground beef to the center, and cook, crumbling with a spatula until browned and cooked through. Use the juices from the meat to deglaze the pan and scrape all those yummy bits off the bottom.
- Step: Stir in crushed tomatoes, diced tomatoes, and a pinch of baking soda along with a couple large pinches of salt and pepper. Bring to a gentle simmer over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to low and simmer gently, covered, for 10 minutes.
- Step: Stir in heavy cream, Parmesan cheese, and a few large pinches of salt and pepper. Cook for a few minutes until warmed through. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Step: Add cooked rigatoni and toss to coat the pasta evenly in the sauce.
- Step: Garnish with parsley and Parmesan cheese and enjoy!
Notes
This ground beef pasta recipe makes a huge batch; you can easily halve the recipe if feeding a smaller family. Use a 5 quart braising pan for ease. Cook pasta until just al dente to prevent it from becoming mushy. Fresh chopped parsley or basil can be added for additional brightness.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Stove Top
- Cuisine: American/Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 560 kcal
- Sugar: 11 g
- Sodium: 1050 mg
- Fat: 28 g
- Saturated Fat: 13 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 13 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 46 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 31 g
- Cholesterol: 95 mg
Keywords: ground beef pasta, weeknight dinner, family meal, comfort food, creamy beef sauce