Pasta and Minced Beef Recipe | How to Make Pasta with Minced Meat | One Pot Recipes | Infoods

minced beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground pork may be less expensive.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast adds a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

Place a cast iron pan over medium high flame.

Add cooking oil to the pan.

Sear the ground meat for 2 to 4 minutes, breaking it down with a spatula for even cooking.

Push the meat to one side of the pan and add more cooking oil.

Add 1 medium onion and garlic to the pan, cooking for around 30 seconds.

Mix the onions and garlic with the minced meat and cook for another 30 seconds, totaling 1 minute for the onions.

Add in chopped carrots and spices: paprika, garlic powder, black pepper, and optional chili flakes.

Crush 1 beef seasoning cube into the pan and mix everything together.

Add 1 cup of canned tomatoes to the pan and stir to deglaze the cast iron pan, cooking for 1 minute.

Add a pinch of sugar to reduce the acidity of the tomatoes and 1/4 teaspoon of salt to season.

Stir in the pasta and then add 2 cups of water (or beef stock if available).

Pluck oregano leaves from the stock using kitchen scissors and chop them into the pan.

Hold the ends of the thyme and pull the leaves into the pan.

Cook for 9 to 11 minutes, checking the pasta packaging for cooking time.

Stir the pasta occasionally and check for tenderness.

Once fully cooked, the pasta should be tender and the sauce thickened.

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