20 Minute Pasta Bolognese [Ground Beef Recipe] Weeknight Dinner Idea #easyrecipe #cooking #beef

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground pork is often less expensive.

red wine

🥗Healthier: grape juice

💰Cheaper: white wine

Grape juice offers a non-alcoholic option, while white wine can be more affordable.

Parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: Grana Padano

Nutritional yeast is dairy-free, and Grana Padano is a less expensive cheese.

canned tomatoes

🥗Healthier: fresh tomatoes

💰Cheaper: crushed tomatoes

Fresh tomatoes can be healthier, while crushed tomatoes are often cheaper.

Heat a large pan over medium-high heat and add 2 tablespoons of olive oil.

Add the mirepoix mix to the pan and cook for about 5 minutes until the veggies are not quite fork tender.

In a separate pot, bring water to a boil for the medium shells pasta (takes about 13 minutes to cook).

Add 1 pound of ground beef to the pan with the veggies and season with Italian seasoning, salt, pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder.

Cook the ground beef until it is no longer pink.

Add 24 oz of Classico marinara sauce to the cooked ground beef and stir.

Lower the heat to low and add 1/3 cup of grated Parmesan cheese and 1/3 cup of heavy cream to the sauce, stirring to combine.

Drain the cooked medium shells pasta and add it to the sauce, tossing to combine.

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