Hearty Penne Beef

photo by AZPARZYCH




- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 1 3⁄4 cups penne pasta, uncooked
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 teaspoon garlic, minced
- 1 (15 ounce) can tomato puree
- 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can beef broth
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
- 2 cups fresh spinach, chopped
- 2 cups part-skim mozzarella cheese, shredded
directions
- Cook pasta according to package directions.
- Meanwhile in a dutch over, cook beef and garlic over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain.
- Stir in the tomato puree, beef broth, Italian seasoning, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper.
- Bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10 to 15 minutes or until slightly thickened.
- Add spinach; cook for 1 -2 minutes or until spinach is wilted.
- Drain pasta; stir into beef mixture.
- Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese; cover and cook for 3 or 4 minutes or until cheese has melted.
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This was so quick and easy! I did add 1 1/2 Tbs sugar to the sauce since my DSs are used to a slightly sweeter tomato sauce. I loved that there was spinach in and I got both DSs and DH to eat it! I had to chop it up really small so they would think it was "seasoning" but it worked! Made for AUS/NZ Recipe Swap #58.
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This didn't go over like I thought it would. We didn't care for the flavor of the sauce. I did love the spinach adding part though. I subbed kale since my neighbor gave us a ton. Next time I would use a different sauce - more to our liking. I love the general idea that the recipe takes. Thanks so much for sharing! Made for the September 2010 Aussie/NZ recipe swap.
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This is a wonderful recipe. I don't really like the taste of spinach and in this recipe, I couldn't taste them :) That's great even for kids. I used 1 onion chopped instead of garlic. I used 2 cups of penne. I omitted the salt. I put the cheese only at the end for 4 minutes. Thanks Roxie :) Made for Market tag
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Tweaks
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I made this for my son's band. I followed the recipe as written other then I used crushed tomatoes instead of the puree and I didn't add the spinach. I didn't use all 2 cups of the cheese as I thought it looked like a bit much (and we love cheese). I just dumped the cheese so not sure exactly how much I used. They all enjoyed it. My son thought it needed more salt and pepper.
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