One Pan, 30 Minute Creamy Tuscan Beef Pasta

My One-Pan Creamy Tuscan Beef Pasta combines seasoned ground beef, sun-dried tomatoes, spinach, and Parmesan with tender pasta in a rich, creamy sauce and it's all made in one skillet in just 30 minutes!

Prep Time10

Cook Time20

Total Time30

Course: Dinner, Main Course

Cuisine: Italian

Keyword: 30 Minute Dinner, Beef, Italian, One Pan, One Pan Meal, Pasta, The Cooking Mawma

Servings: servings

Equipment

1 Large skillet

Ingredients

4 cups uncooked pasta campanelle, rigatoni, or penne
1 lb ground beef 80/20
1 small white or yellow onion diced
5 garlic cloves finely minced
1/2 cup sun-dried tomatoes roughly chopped
1 tbsp oil from the sun-dried tomato jar
1 6 oz can tomato paste
2 cups beef broth
2 cups milk
2 tsp onion powder
2 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp Italian seasoning
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
2 handfuls of spinach
1 cup parmesan cheese grated
2 tbsp butter

Instructions

Brown the beef. Heat a large, deep skillet over medium-high heat. Add the ground beef and season with half of the onion powder, garlic powder, paprika, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper. Cook, breaking the beef apart as it browns, until no longer pink.
Add the aromatics. Reduce the heat to medium. Add the diced onion, garlic, sun-dried tomatoes, and sun-dried tomato oil. Cook for about 3 minutes, until the onion begins to soften and the garlic is fragrant.
Cook the tomato paste. Stir in the tomato paste. Cook for 1–2 minutes, stirring frequently.
Cook the pasta. Add the uncooked pasta, beef broth, milk, and the other half of the seasoning. Stir well and bring to a gentle simmer. Reduce the heat to medium-low, cover, and cook for 10–12 minutes, or until the pasta is al dente. Stir once or twice while cooking to prevent the pasta from sticking to the bottom.

If you need more broth to cook the pasta, add it.

Finish the sauce. Stir in the spinach and cook just until wilted. Remove the skillet from the heat and stir in the Parmesan and butter and mix until melted and the sauce is creamy.
Serve. Let the pasta sit for 2–3 minutes to allow the sauce to thicken, then serve with extra Parmesan on top, if desired. Enjoy!

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