Cowboy Butter Beef Pasta
If you're looking for an ultimate comfort meal, this Cowboy Butter Beef Pasta is the perfect addition to your dinner rotation! It's creamy, cheesy, and so delicious. Made with ground beef, pasta shells, cheese, and seasonings, this one pan meal is full of SO much flavor!
Servings 6 servings
Equipment
- 1 dutch oven or large pot
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil or avocado oil
- 1 lb lean ground beef
- salt & pepper to taste
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1-2 teaspoon Kinder's Cowboy Butter Seasoning
- 1 teaspoon italian seasoning
- ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1-2 tablespoon tomato paste
- 16 oz dry protein or regular penne pasta
- 32 oz beef broth
- ¾ cup heavy whipping cream
- 8 oz freshly shredded sharp white cheddar cheese
- 1 tbsp worchestershire sauce
- 1 tbsp minced garlic
Instructions
- In a dutch oven over medium heat, add 1 tablespoon olive oil or avocado oil to pan.
- cook ground beef completely, then add 1 tablespoon minced garlic. (Can add ½ diced white onion as well if desired-and cook until translucent.
- Add ½ the seasoning amount into dutch oven, tomato paste, and worchestershire sauce. Stir together.
- Add 32 ounces beef broth, then add 1 box of protein penne pasta.
- Add remaining seasonings and stir together.
- Once the liquid is brought to a simmer, turn down temperature to low/medium heat and cover with lid.
- Let it simmer for 15-20 minutes or until pasta is cooked through.
- Once pasta is cooked through, turn heat down to low, and add heavy whipping cream.
- stir together, and add sharp white cheddar cheese. (I recommend freshly grated cheese for a creamy consistency.
- serve and enjoy!
