Apples and Ground Beef Pasta
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
-
8
ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef
- 3 apples, chopped
- 1 onion, chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 (28 ounce) cans diced tomatoes, undrained
- 1⁄2 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons ground cloves
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 3 dashes pepper
- 1 pinch sugar
- 12 ounces whole wheat pasta (bowtie or spiral works well but use what you love)
directions
- Cook pasta according to package directions.
- While pasta cooks, crumble beef into frying pan and brown with onions and garlic.
- When pasta is done, rinse with cold water to stop the cooking and set aside.
- Drain fat from the pan of ground beef.
- Place contents of cans of tomatoes into pan, along with apples and spices.
- Allow to simmer for about 20 minutes, or until everything becomes saucy and the apple pieces become tender.
- Serve sauce over pasta.
- And leftovers from this are heavenly.
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