Description
A rich and creamy dish featuring tender rotini pasta enveloped in a luxurious garlic Parmesan sauce, complemented by hearty ground beef.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound ground beef
- 8 ounces rotini pasta
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Chopped parsley for garnish
Instructions
- Cook the rotini: In a large pot, bring salted water to a boil. Add the rotini and cook according to package instructions until al dente. Drain and set aside.
- Brown the beef: Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add the ground beef, cooking until browned, about 5-7 minutes.
- Sauté the garlic: Add the minced garlic to the skillet with the beef and sauté until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
- Create the sauce: Pour in the heavy cream and bring it to a gentle simmer, then stir in the grated Parmesan cheese until smooth.
- Combine and season: Fold the cooked rotini into the sauce, season generously with salt and pepper.
- Serve hot: Transfer to serving plates and garnish with chopped parsley.
Notes
You can prepare the sauce a day in advance and store it in the refrigerator. Consider adding vegetables like spinach for extra nutrition.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 540
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 28g
- Saturated Fat: 14g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 1g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 28g
- Cholesterol: 80mg