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August 16, 2016 By Kaitlin 1 Comment

One Pot Cheesy Pasta Bake

There are some nights where I just don’t want to cook, mainly because I don’t want to clean up after I cook — so many dishes!

One Pot Cheesy Pasta Bake

On such nights, I reach for a one-pot meal. This Cheesy Pasta Bake from this month’s Cooking Light is all made in one pot and has dinner on the table in 30 minutes. I doubled the recipe so that it would work for a normal sized box of pasta (16 oz), so now I have lunch for the week too!

One-Pot Cheesy Pasta Bake

 

Ingredients (serves 8):

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 yellow onion, chopped
  • 12 ounces 90% lean ground beef
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 2 1/2 cups unsalted chicken stock
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
  • 1 (14.5 oz can) unsalted crushed tomatoes
  • 16 ounces uncooked penne pasta
  • 1 (28 oz) can tomato puree
  • 10 ounces fresh baby spinach
  • 8 ounces preshredded part-skim mozzarella cheese (about 2 cups)

Preheat your broiler to high. Add the olive oil to a large ovenproof saute pan over medium-high heat. Add in the onion and cook for 2 minutes.

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Add the beef and oregano. Cook for 3 minutes, stirring to crumble the beef.

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Add in the chicken stock, salt, pepper, crushed red pepper, crushed tomatoes tomatoes and pasta.

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Stir to combine and bring to a boil.

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Cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 12 to 13 minutes or until the pasta is cooked. Stir in the tomato puree and spinach.

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Sprinkle the mozzarella over the pasta mixture.

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Add the pan to the oven and broil for 2 minutes or until cheese melts and begins to brown.

 

One-Pot Cheesy Pasta Bake

So easy right?

 One-Pot Cheesy Pasta Bake
The result is ultimate comfort food with just one pan to wash!
 One-Pot Cheesy Pasta Bake
Each bite is filled with cheesy, spinachy, tomatoey goodness, with little bites of ground beef. Super tasty!
One-Pot Cheesy Pasta Bake
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One-Pot Cheesy Pasta Bake

Yield: 8 servings

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 yellow onion, chopped
  • 12 ounces 90% lean ground beef
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 2 1/2 cups unsalted chicken stock
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
  • 1 (14.5 oz can) unsalted crushed tomatoes
  • 16 ounces uncooked penne pasta
  • 1 (28 oz) can tomato puree
  • 10 ounces fresh baby spinach
  • 8 ounces preshredded part-skim mozzarella cheese (about 2 cups)

Instructions

  1. Preheat your broiler to high. Add the olive oil to a large ovenproof saute pan over medium-high heat. Add in the onion and cook for 2 minutes.
  2. Add the beef and oregano. Cook for 3 minutes, stirring to crumble the beef.
  3. Add in the chicken stock, salt, pepper, crushed red pepper, crushed tomatoes tomatoes and pasta.
  4. Stir to combine and bring to a boil.
  5. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 12 to 13 minutes or until the pasta is cooked. Stir in the tomato puree and spinach.
  6. Sprinkle the mozzarella over the pasta mixture.
  7. Add the pan to the oven and broil for 2 minutes or until cheese melts and begins to brown.
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Comments

  1. Mary @ LOVE the secret ingredient says

    August 19, 2016 at 3:59 pm

    Yum, great meal to serve the family!
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