Description
This creamy tomato beef pasta combines ground beef, Italian herbs, crushed tomatoes, and heavy cream for a rich, comforting meal ready in just 30 minutes. Perfect for quick dinners that feel like restaurant-quality comfort food.
Ingredients
Scale
- Olive oil 1 tablespoon
- Garlic (minced) 2 cloves
- Onion (finely chopped) 1 small
- Ground beef (lean) 500g / 1 lb
- Tomato paste 2 tablespoons
- Canned crushed tomato 400g / 14 oz
- Chicken broth or stock 4 cups (1 liter)
- Italian herb mix 2 teaspoons
- Red pepper flakes (optional) 1/4 teaspoon
- Dried fusilli pasta 360g / 12 oz
- Thickened cream (or heavy cream) 3/4 cup (180 ml)
- Salt and pepper To taste
- Parmesan cheese (for serving) Optional
Instructions
- Sauté the aromatics
- Brown the beef
- Build the sauce
- Add pasta and cook
- Finish with cream
- Serve and garnish
Notes
- Watch the liquid – Add a splash of water or broth if the pasta absorbs too much before cooking is complete.
- Cream goes last – Add cream off-heat to prevent splitting.
- Customize – You can use penne, macaroni, or shells if fusilli isn’t available.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Additional Time: 0 hours
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dinner
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 700 kcal
- Sugar: 3.6 grams
- Sodium: 751 milligrams
- Fat: 32.9 grams
- Saturated Fat: 15.8 grams
- Unsaturated Fat: 1.0 grams
- Trans Fat: 1.0 grams
- Carbohydrates: 56.8 grams
- Fiber: 3.6 grams
- Protein: 35.0 grams
- Cholesterol: 119 milligrams