Easy, Heavenly Penne Pasta With Ground Beef
This Penne Pasta With Ground Beef is an easy ground beef recipe, a budget-friendly recipe you will love.
Ingredients
4 tablespoons olive oil
1 medium yellow onion - chopped
1 pound ground beef (minced beef)
2 ½ cups passata or crushed tomatoes (tomato puree with seeds removed)
16 ounce penne pasta - 4.5 liters water + 1 dash of oil + pinch of salt
1 cup vegetable stock (vegetable broth or vegetable bouillon)
1 teaspoon marjoram
1 pinch salt - taste
1 pinch ground black pepper - taste
Instructions
- Cooking the pasta: Cook all forms of pasta in plenty of boiling water, use at least 4 quarts of water for every pound (4-liter water for 450-gram pasta). Bring a large pot with water to boil, and add a dash of oil and a large pinch of salt. Place penne pasta in the pot, and boil for 6-9 minutes, uncovered, until just tender (al dente) and drain. Stir in a little oil or butter to prevent sticking.
- Heat 4 tablespoons of olive oil in a large saucepan. Add onions, and fry over medium heat for 3 – 4 minutes until golden.
- Add ground (minced) beef, increase the heat slightly (medium-high), stir and cook until brown and no pink remains.
- Pour in the vegetable stock until the minced meat is covered.
- Stir in marjoram, salt and pepper and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low, cover and simmer for about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Combine pasta with the meat sauce. Enjoy your meal!
Notes
Variations:
You can use any kind of pasta: penne, macaroni, spirelli, rotelli or conchiglie (shells). The ground/minced meat can be beef pure or a mixture of beef and pork. You can also use leftovers of meatballs or meatloaf instead of ground/minced meat and add the gravy to the meatloaf.
Additions:
Lemon juice, capers, parsley, paprika, thyme, garlic, carrot
Nutrition
Calories: 795kcalCarbohydrates: 96gProtein: 40gFat: 28gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 15gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 74mgSodium: 1054mgPotassium: 1113mgFiber: 6gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 791IUVitamin C: 13mgCalcium: 66mgIron: 6mg
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