Protein Pasta With Meat Sauce
The perfect weeknight meal, when you don't want to cook, but want to feed your family a protein-packed, delicious meal.
Equipment
- 1 large skillet
- 1 sauce pan
Ingredients
- 2 lbs ground beef
- 1/2 pkg protein pasta
- italian seasoning
- kinders the blend seasoning
- marinara or favorite pasta sauce
- minced garlic
- parmesan cheese
- mozzarella cheese (shredded) (optional)
Instructions
- Bring a pot of salted water to a boil and cook protein pasta per directions on the package.
- While your pasta is cooking, brown your ground beef, add some minced garlic and sprinkle with Kinders the blend while you cook.
- Once the meat is fully cooked, drain the beef, and add your seasoning. Italian and Kinders The Blend to taste. Make sure it is well seasoned. (I scoop out a little taste and add more until it is FLAVORFUL)
- Once the meat is well seasoned, add in your pasta sauce and your cooked pasta and stir until combined.
- Sprinkle mozzarella cheese over top, cover, and let melt.
- Serve with side salad and garlic bread, and make sure to grate some fresh parmesan over top.
Notes
You can add vegetables to this meal, OF COURSE. But sometimes you don't have time for that slicing and dicing, and that is okay. I make it like this 9 times out of 10, and my kids and husband still love it.
Those Caesar bag salads are so good with this, and they are effortless to whip up, or even better, have one of your kids help you make them. :)
**You can substitute the ground beef for ground turkey or chicken if you prefer a leaner option. **