Creamy Tuscan Beef Pasta

Ingredients

• 12 oz Campanelle pasta (uncooked)
• 1 lb Ground beef (80/20)
• 1 Onion (medium, diced)
• 6 Garlic cloves (minced)
• 2 cup Spinach (packed)
• 0.333 cup Sun-dried tomatoes (roughly chopped)
• 2 tbsp Tomato paste
• 1 tbsp Oil from sun-dried tomatoes
• 2 tbsp Butter
• 2 cup Milk
• 2 cup Beef broth
• 1 cup Parmesan cheese (freshly grated)
• 2 tsp Garlic powder (1 tsp added with the beef; 1 tsp added with the pasta and liquids)
• 2 tsp Onion powder (1 tsp added with the beef; 1 tsp added with the pasta and liquids)
• 2 tsp Italian seasoning (The ingredient list states 2 tsp; the instructions allocate 1 tsp with the pasta and liquids.)
• 1 tsp Paprika (The ingredient list states 1 tsp; the instructions allocate 1 tsp with the beef.)
• 0.5 tsp Black pepper
• 2 tsp Pink salt (Instructions use 1/2 tsp with beef and 1 1/2 tsp with pasta and liquids.)

Steps

1. 1

   Heat a deep skillet or pot over medium-high heat. Add the ground beef, 1 tsp garlic powder, 1 tsp onion powder, 1 tsp paprika, 1/2 tsp pink salt, and 1/2 tsp black pepper. Break the beef into small pieces and cook for 5 minutes, until browned.

2. 2

   Add the diced onion, minced garlic, butter, chopped sun-dried tomatoes, oil from the tomatoes, and tomato paste. Cook for 5 minutes, until fragrant.

3. 3

   Stir in the uncooked pasta, beef broth, milk, remaining 1 tsp garlic powder, remaining 1 tsp onion powder, 1 tsp Italian seasoning, and 1 1/2 tsp pink salt. Spread the pasta evenly in the pot.

4. 4

   Bring the mixture to a simmer, then cover and cook over medium-low heat for 10–12 minutes. Stir at 10 minutes and check whether the pasta is cooked through.

5. 5

   Stir in the spinach and cook until wilted.

6. 6

   Remove the pot from the heat and mix in the freshly grated Parmesan cheese. Serve.

Notes

The post describes this as a 30-minute meal. Ingredient-list totals for Italian seasoning and paprika do not fully align with the amounts itemized in the instructions; the method specifies 1 tsp of each. The source does not specify a milk fat percentage or serving size.

Nutrition per serving

• main
• dinner
• one-pot
• weeknight
• pasta
• creamy
• stovetop