Hello everybody, I hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, penne pasta with meat sauce. One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Penne Pasta with Meat Sauce is one of the most well liked of current trending meals in the world. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It is appreciated by millions every day. Penne Pasta with Meat Sauce is something that I’ve loved my whole life. They are nice and they look wonderful.
Penne pasta tossed with a simple tomato sauce with ground beef, onions, Italian seasoning, garlic, and basil. This penne pasta dish is a perfect, budget-friendly The main trick to this penne pasta recipe? Sufficiently browning the meat for the meat sauce! Which means using a cast iron frying pan on high.
To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook penne pasta with meat sauce using 14 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Penne Pasta with Meat Sauce:
- Make ready 1/2 lb pasta
- Get 1 lb ground beef
- Take 2 tbsp extra virgin oil
- Make ready 1 large onion chopped
- Make ready 5 cloves garlic chopped
- Get 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- Prepare 1/2 tsp basil
- Get 1/2 tsp thyme
- Prepare 1 tsp oregano
- Prepare Dash red pepper flakes
- Prepare 2 1/2 cups canned chunky tomatoes
- Make ready 2 tsp sugar
- Prepare 1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
- Prepare to taste Salt and pepper
Or use ground turkey or chicken chunks if you don't eat red meat. Pasta with meat sauce or red meat sauce has my name written all over it. There is something so comforting about have a big bowl of warm pasta topped with If you want to make your own Penne Pasta with Meat Sauce, then follow the step by step guide below or watch the video tutorial here Penne with Meat Sauce. Quick-to-grab ingredients make this hearty ground beef and pasta dish super easy.
Steps to make Penne Pasta with Meat Sauce:
- Cook the penne pasta: Heat to boiling a large pot with 4 quarts of water in it. Once the water is boiling, salt it with 2 Tbsp of salt. Once the water returns to a boil add the pasta to the pot. Leave uncovered, let cook on high heat with a vigorous boil. Put the timer on for 8-10 minutes, or whatever your pasta package says is appropriate for al dente (cooked but still a little firm). Drain.
- Sauté onions, garlic, with seasonings: Once you've started to heat the water, start working on the sauce. Heat olive oil in a very large skillet on medium heat. Add the chopped onion, oregano and red pepper flakes. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the onions are softened. Add the garlic, thyme, season with salt and pepper. Cook for an additional minute, until the garlic is fragrant. Remove from heat and set aside.
- Brown the ground beef: Heat a large cast iron pan on high heat. Salt the bottom of the pan generously. Once the pan is hot, break up small chunks of ground beef and add them to the pan, without stirring. (You may need to work in batches; do not crowd the pan.) You want the meat to get well browned.
- Add beef and tomato sauce to onions: Use a slotted spoon to lift the meat from the cast iron pan and add it to the pan with the seasoned onions. Add tomato sauce. Use the edge of your metal spatula to break up the bigger chunks of meat into smaller pieces. Add basil. Add a teaspoon of sugar. Bring to a simmer on low heat, let cook, uncovered, for 15 minutes.
- Adjust seasonings and add the pasta: Once the sauce has simmered for 15 minutes, adjust seasonings. Add salt and pepper to taste. Add a little more sugar if the sauce is too acidic. Add more tomato sauce if the sauce is a little dry. Stir in the cooked penne pasta. Sprinkle with chopped parsley. Serve immediately.
There is something so comforting about have a big bowl of warm pasta topped with If you want to make your own Penne Pasta with Meat Sauce, then follow the step by step guide below or watch the video tutorial here Penne with Meat Sauce. Quick-to-grab ingredients make this hearty ground beef and pasta dish super easy. AKA, Instant Pot Penne Pasta With Meat Sauce. But, there is the drawback of browning the meat and warming the sauce in one pan, and boiling water in a pot for the pasta. If it's summertime, adding in all that hot humidity makes my kitchen a sweltering nightmare.
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