Ground Beef & Pasta Skillet

Ground Beef & Pasta Skillet

from eatingwell.com

Sneak extra vegetables into your child's day (and yours too!) with this easy one-skillet pasta recipe. Finely chop mushrooms to resemble the texture of ground beef and stir them into a classic meat sauce for an extra-healthy twist on a dinnertime favorite.

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 pound 90%-lean ground beef
  • 8 ounces mushrooms, finely chopped or pulsed in a food processor
  • ½ cup diced onion
  • 1 (15 ounce) can no-salt-added tomato sauce
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • ¾ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • 8 ounces whole-wheat rotini or fusilli
  • ½ cup shredded extra-sharp Cheddar cheese
  • ¼ cup Chopped fresh basil for garnish

Directions

  1. 1

    Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add beef, mushrooms and onion and cook, stirring, until the beef is no longer pink and the mushroom liquid is mostly evaporated, 8 to 10 minutes.

  2. 2

    Stir in tomato sauce, water, Worcestershire, Italian seasoning, salt and garlic powder.

  3. 3

    Add pasta. Bring to a boil.

  4. 4

    Cover, reduce heat and cook, stirring once or twice, until the pasta is tender and most of the liquid is absorbed, 16 to 18 minutes.

  5. 5

    Sprinkle the pasta with cheese, cover and cook until the cheese is melted, 2 to 3 minutes more.

  6. 6

    Garnish with basil, if desired.