Description
Homestyle hearty pasta skillet brings comfort straight from grandmother’s kitchen to your dinner table. Robust flavors blend seamlessly, creating a warm, satisfying meal you’ll crave again and again.
Ingredients
Scale
Proteins:
- 500 grams (17.6 ounces) minced meat (beef or turkey)
Vegetables:
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 2 carrots, peeled and diced
- 1 bell pepper, diced
- 1 stick of celery, diced
- 1 clove of garlic, minced
Pasta and Seasonings:
- 300 grams (10.6 ounces) pasta (any type you prefer)
- 250 milliliters (8.45 fluid ounces) canned tomatoes
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon dried oregano
- 1 tablespoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoons pasta water (from the cooked pasta)
- Salt, to taste
Instructions
- Fill a spacious pot with water, season generously with salt, and bring to a rolling boil at high heat. Cook pasta precisely according to package guidelines until achieving al dente texture. Extract 2 tablespoons of starchy cooking liquid before straining.
- Meanwhile, warm olive oil in a wide skillet over medium temperature. Introduce diced onions, carrots, bell peppers, and celery. Sauté for 5-7 minutes until vegetables soften and develop slight translucency. Incorporate minced garlic and cook briefly until aromatic.
- Elevate skillet heat to medium-high. Introduce ground meat, methodically fragmenting with spatula. Cook thoroughly until meat browns completely and loses raw appearance.
- Pour canned tomatoes into skillet, blending with oregano, cracked black pepper, and reserved pasta water. Allow sauce to gently simmer for approximately 10 minutes, enabling flavors to harmonize. Calibrate seasoning with salt as needed.
- Transfer strained pasta directly into sauce-laden skillet. Thoroughly toss and coat pasta, ensuring uniform sauce distribution.
- Present immediately, optionally embellishing with fresh chopped herbs or grated cheese for enhanced flavor profile.
Notes
- Use high-quality ground meat for richer flavor and better texture in the skillet.
- Reserve pasta water carefully, as the starchy liquid helps create a silky, clingy sauce that coats noodles perfectly.
- Chop vegetables uniformly to ensure even cooking and consistent bite in every forkful.
- Swap ground meat with plant-based crumbles for a vegetarian version, maintaining the hearty protein profile of the dish.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dinner, Lunch, Snacks
- Method: Sautéing
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 550
- Sugar: 4 g
- Sodium: 600 mg
- Fat: 22 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 65 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 30 g
- Cholesterol: 80 mg