Ground Beef & Pasta Skillet

By peridot728

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 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 powder8 ounces whole-wheat rotini or fusilli
• ½ cup shredded extra-sharp Cheddar cheese
• Chopped fresh basil for garnish (optional)

Details

Preparation time 35mins
Cooking time 50mins

Preparation

Step 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. Stir in tomato sauce, water, Worcestershire, Italian seasoning, salt and garlic powder. Add pasta. Bring to a boil. 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. Sprinkle the pasta with cheese, cover and cook until the cheese is melted, 2 to 3 minutes more. Garnish with basil, if desired.