Description
This Creamy One-Pot Beef Pasta with Garlic Butter is rich, comforting, and incredibly flavorful — combining seasoned ground beef, tender pasta, and a silky garlic-butter cream sauce all cooked in one pot for the perfect weeknight dinner.
Ingredients
Scale
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 tbsp olive oil (optional, if beef is lean)
- 1 small onion, diced
- 3–4 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tbsp butter
- 2 cups beef broth
- 2 cups milk or heavy cream
- 1 can (14 oz) crushed tomatoes or tomato sauce
- 10–12 oz uncooked pasta (penne, rotini, or shells)
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella or cheddar (optional)
- Fresh parsley for garnish
Instructions
Instructions
- Brown the beef: In a large pot, heat olive oil if needed and cook ground beef until browned. Drain excess fat.
- Add onion and garlic; cook until softened and fragrant.
- Stir in butter until melted, coating the beef with rich garlic butter flavor.
- Add beef broth, milk, crushed tomatoes, Italian seasoning, paprika, salt, and pepper.
- Stir in the uncooked pasta and bring to a gentle boil.
- Cover and simmer for 10–12 minutes, stirring occasionally, until pasta is tender.
- If using cheese, stir it in until melted and creamy.
- Adjust seasoning and serve warm, topped with fresh parsley.
Notes
For an extra creamy texture, use heavy cream instead of milk. You can also add spinach, mushrooms, or bell peppers for more flavor and veggies. Use your favorite pasta shape—just watch cook time.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: One-Pot
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 620
- Sugar: 7g
- Sodium: 720mg
- Fat: 32g
- Saturated Fat: 17g
- Unsaturated Fat: 13g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 58g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 32g
- Cholesterol: 110mg
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