Ground Beef and Spinach Pasta
Enjoy our Ground Beef and Spinach Pasta! A satisfying weeknight dinner that combines rich flavors and nutritious ingredients in just 40 minutes. Perfect for the whole family!
Servings 4 servings
Ingredients
- 12 ounce Farfalle pasta (bow tie or similar sized pasta)
- Water for cooking pasta
- Salt for pasta water, about 1 tsp
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 pound ground beef
- ½ cup onion
- 1 bell pepper
- 8 ounce frozen spinach
- 2 tablespoon butter
- 6 ounce can tomato paste
- 2 tablespoon Italian Seasoning
- ¼ cup Ricotta cheese
- ¼ cup Greek yogurt
- ⅓ cup Parmesan cheese plus more for serving
- 1 ½ cup reserved pasta water
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Bring a large pot or Dutch oven of salted water to a boil and cook pasta according to the box directions until al dente - reserve 1 ½ cups of pasta cooking water when draining.
- While the water comes to a boil, heat olive oil in a large pan over medium-high heat and brown the ground beef until cooked through about 4-6 minutes. Transfer beef to a paper towel lined plate leaving as much fat in the pan as possible.
- Add onion, bell pepper, and frozen spinach to the pan with reserved beef fat and cook over medium-high heat until onion and bell pepper are tender and the spinach is thawed and bright green, about 5-7 minutes. Take off the heat.
- Once the pasta is drained, heat 1 tablespoon butter in the pot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Once warmed, add tomato paste and Italian seasoning and cook until dark red, 1-2 minutes. Stir in ricotta cheese, greek yogurt, parmesan cheese, ½ cup reserved pasta water (don’t pour out the rest), and salt and pepper (to taste) until thoroughly combined. Reduce heat to low.
- Stir in ground beef, spinach mixture, remaining butter, ¼ cup pasta water, and pasta into the sauce until combined. If it seems dry, add the remaining pasta water gradually until you get your desired consistency.