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Cheesy Rigatoni with Ground Beef in a Fresh & Healthy Tomato Sauce
Cheesy Rigatoni with Ground Beef in a Fresh & Healthy Tomato Sauce
Equipment
- pot
- skillet
- Wooden spoon or spatula
- Colander
Ingredients
- 2 cups dry rigatoni pasta
- salt to season
- 1 1/2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 3 cloves fresh garlic, smashed
- 1/2 pound lean organic ground beef
- salt and pepper to season
- 12 grape tomatoes, halved
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- about 1/4 cup cooked pasta water
- 1/2 cup freshly grated parmigiano reggiano cheese plus more for serving
- 8 pieces cherry size mozzarella cheese balls, cut into pieces
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons fresh basil, finely chopped
Instructions
- Place a small pot of salted water on the stove. When it comes to a boil, add in the pasta and cook until al dente, about 12 minutes. Drain but reserve about 1/2 cup of the cooked water.
- In the meantime, in a skillet, heat the olive oil. Add in the smashed garlic cloves and cook for about a minute. You want to infuse the oil with the garlic and after cooking you will discard the garlic cloves.
- Add in the ground beef and cook, breaking up with the back of a wooden spoon or spatula. Season with salt and pepper. While almost cooked, about 6 minutes, add in the halved tomatoes. Cook for about 4 minutes.
- Add in the tomato paste and about 1/8 cup of the cooked pasta water. Mix to dissolve the paste and create a beautiful sauce. Add in the pasta to coat with the sauce.
- Add in the cheeses and carefully mix to coat the pasta. Top off with the parsley and basil and serve.
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This looks completely delicious…
Thanks for the recipe…
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You are very welcome. Please let me know when you make this and how you liked it!