Beef Penne Recipe

Beef Penne

 

Hey guys, I'm not dead! But in the past 5ish weeks, I have discovered that I'm a horrible blogger.

 

With that said, this is just a quick post to share one of our favorite recipes.
Please excuse the iphone pictures, I didn't feel like properly lighting or going to grab my camera- I was hungry. However next time I think I will because I just hate sucky photos.

 

 

 

Ingredients:

1 3/4 cups uncooked penne pasta

1 lb ground beef

1 tsp minced garlic

1 can (15oz) tomato puree

16 oz beef broth

1 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning

1 1/2 tsp Worcestershire sauce

1/4 tsp salt

1/4 tsp pepper

2 cups chopped fresh spinach

2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

 

Steps:

1. Cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Drain if needed.

2. Stir in the tomato puree, broth, seasoning, Worcestershire, salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil.

(Now is a good time to start the pasta and garlic bread.)

3. Once the meat part is boiling, reduce heat and simmer uncovered 15 minutes until slightly thickened. Add spinach; cook 1-2 minutes until spinach is wilted.

4. Drain pasta and stir into beef. Sprinkle with cheese and cook 2-3 minutes longer until melted.

 

This dish goes well with garlic bread.

It makes 4 large portions, about 594 calories each. (I know, it's a meal you have to save for!)