Italian Beef Over Pasta Recipes

ITALIAN BEEF PASTA SKILLET

Steps:

• Brown the ground beef, onion and bell pepper in a skillet over medium heat. Drain any excess fat and return pan to stovetop.
• Add in the tomato sauce, noodles, tomato paste, garlic salt, beef broth and Marinara Sauce Mix and stir to combine. Bring mixture to a boil, and then reduce heat to a simmer. Cover and cook until pasta is tender (about 15 minutes).
• Stir mixture then top with shredded mozzarella cheese and cover again to let cheese melt. Once melted, serve and enjoy!

ITALIAN BEEF OVER PASTA

Steps:

• 1. In a bowl, add beef and wine; making sure beef is covered. Place in refrigerator for at least an hour to marinade. Prepare vegetables and get together other ingredients.
• 2. Once meat has marinated, with a slotted spoon, remove meat from wine and drain in a strainer over a bowl so as to catch any wine drippings. Once meat is drained well. In a 3 quart dutch oven, heat a couple tablespoons of oil and brown all sides of meat. Remove meat and add wine, scraping any brown bits from bottom of pot. Now, add the meat, bay leaf beef broth / bouillon mixture, carrots, celery, garlic, garlic powder, tomatoes, tomato soup, Italian seasoning. Bring to a boil, then lower heat to a steady simmer. Place lid on pot and continue simmering until beef and vegetables are tender ( About 1 1/2 hours.)
• 3. Stir in tomato paste, sugar, green beans, and onion. Bring back to a simmer and cook until onion and green beans are tender. (about 30 - 45 minutes.) It should be a thicker sauce by now, if not as thick as you like, add a bit more paste.
• 4. When almost finished, add the beans, Rosemary and Thyme. Taste now, to see if needs salt & pepper or any other seasonings.
• 5. Remove bay leaf and serve over you favorite pasta, rice or egg noodles. Sprinkle with grated Parmesan cheese. A nice crusty bread goes well with this dish, to sop up those tasty juices.

ITALIAN BEEF WITH SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute zucchini and garlic in oil until zucchini is crisp-tender. Add the beef, tomatoes and salad dressing; cook and stir until heated through. Serve with spaghetti. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.

TASTY ITALIAN BEEF AND PASTA

Steps:

• Cook the pasta until nearly soft. Put in the base of a casserole dish after they have drained well.
• Heat oil in a medium saucepan; add the onions, garlic and the curry paste. Stir for a minute or so, and then add the ground beef.
• Stir until meat is seared, remove from heat.
• Put the can of tomatoes with the juice into blender and blend just for a few seconds. Add tomatoes, water, stock cubes, tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce, oregano, salt and pepper, stir well.
• Simmer on low heat for 30 minutes; stir in the grated cheese. Keep stirring until cheese has melted. Thicken with some corn flour if the sauce looks too thin.
• Cover the pasta with the meat sauce,add the extra grated cheese over the top and bake in a moderate oven for 30 minutes.
• Serve with a salad and crusty bread rolls.
• This recipe freezes well and can be heated in the microwave, if preferred.

ITALIAN PASTA AND BEEF BAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 8-inch square (2-quart) glass baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. Cook mostaccioli as directed on package. Drain.
• Meanwhile, in 12-inch nonstick skillet, brown ground beef over medium-high heat until thoroughly cooked, stirring frequently. Drain. Stir in tomato sauce, tomatoes and mushrooms. Bring to a boil. Remove from heat; pour into sprayed baking dish.
• Add cooked mostaccioli; stir gently to mix. Spray sheet of foil with cooking spray; place sprayed side down on baking dish and seal tightly.
• Bake at 350°F. for 15 minutes. Uncover; sprinkle with cheese. Bake uncovered an additional 5 to 10 minutes or until casserole is bubbly and cheese is melted.