Creamy Penne Pasta with Ground Beef | Easy & Delicious One-Pot Dinner

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + cornstarch

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: pecorino cheese

Pecorino is often less expensive than parmesan.

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground pork can be cheaper.

Put water to boil for the pasta.

Add penne pasta to boiling water and leave to boil.

In a pot, add a little butter to sauté the vegetables.

Sauté bell peppers, green onion, and onion for about 1-2 minutes.

Add medium ground beef to the pot and cook for about 10 minutes.

Season the beef with garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, seasoning to the bone, Maggi all-purpose seasoning, and black pepper.

Stir the beef and seasonings well and allow to cook for 10 minutes.

Add one block of cream cheese to the beef mixture and allow it to melt.

Add sour cream and dairy creamer to the mixture for creaminess.

Add shredded nacho cheese and stir until melted and creamy.

Combine the cooked pasta with the creamy beef mixture.

Cooking Techniques

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