Pasta and Ground Meat Skillet
by Tavolino
A quick and easy skillet meal with ground meat, pasta, and tomato sauce, finished with melted cheese to satisfy the whole family.
Ingredients
- Onion 1
- Garlic clove 1
- Cherry tomatoes 200 g
- Pasta 300 g
- Olive oil 1 tbsp
- Ground meat 400 g
- Tomato paste 1 tbsp
- Canned chopped tomatoes 400 g
- Heavy cream 200 g
- Grated cheese 100 g
- Salt to taste
- Pepper to taste
Preparation
- 1
Peel and finely dice the onion; peel and finely mince the garlic clove.
- 2
Wash and halve the cherry tomatoes.
- 3
Cook the 300 g of pasta in plenty of boiling salted water according to package instructions for 8 minutes, then drain.
- 4
Heat 1 tbsp of olive oil in a large skillet.
- 5
Add the diced onion and garlic to the skillet and sauté until translucent.
- 6
Add the 400 g of ground meat and brown until crumbly.
- 7
Stir in 1 tbsp of tomato paste and sauté briefly.
- 8
Add the 400 g of canned chopped tomatoes and the cherry tomatoes to the skillet.
- 9
Season with salt and pepper to taste and let simmer for 5 minutes.
- 10
Stir 200 g of heavy cream into the sauce.
- 11
Add the cooked pasta to the sauce in the skillet and toss well to combine.
- 12
Sprinkle the 100 g of grated cheese over the dish.
- 13
Cover the skillet with a lid and let the cheese melt over low heat for 3 minutes.