my mother's one-pan cheesy beef dinner

Name: My Mother's One-Pan Cheesy Beef Dinner
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 5 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 pound(s) lean ground beef; 1 medium onion, chopped; 1 1/2 jar(s) spaghetti sauce with veggies (36 oz total); 1 medium green pepper, chopped; 2 package(s) cheddar cheese, shredded (8 oz each); 1 tablespoon(s) garlic salt, or to taste; 2 tablespoon(s) sugar; 2 tablespoon(s) olive oil; 1 box(es) rotini pasta (16 oz)

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Terri Backhaus

Seattle, WA

Updated on Apr 13, 2023

My mom told me to always have ground beef, cheese, and onion around in my kitchen. Here is something she made pretty often.

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My Mother's One-Pan Cheesy Beef Dinner ready to be served.

Blue Ribbon Recipe

This easy, cheesy, and beefy dinner is delish! You probably have all the ingredients handy to make this tonight. Except for boiling the pasta, everything is made in one pan. Adding a touch of sugar to the jarred sauce gives it a hint of sweetness. Sauteed onions, green peppers, and ground beef only add to the sauce's flavor. The rotini soaks up the beefy sauce. On top is just the right amount of gooey cheese. Serve with a green salad to complete your meal.

— The Test Kitchen

prep time 15 Min

cook time 1 Hr 5 Min

method Stove Top

yield many

Ingredients

1 pound lean ground beef
1 medium onion, chopped
1 1/2 jars spaghetti sauce with veggies (36 oz total)
1 medium green pepper, chopped
2 packages cheddar cheese, shredded (8 oz each)
1 tablespoon garlic salt, or to taste
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 box rotini pasta (16 oz)

How To Make my mother's one-pan cheesy beef dinner

Step 1

Boil pasta in a separate saucepan.

Step 2

In a large saucepan, saute chopped onions, garlic salt, and green pepper in olive oil. Add ground beef and cover. Let simmer and cook until beef is all the way cooked about 15 minutes. This lets the flavors of the onions and pepper mix in.
Step 3

Uncover and mix in spaghetti sauce and 2 Tbsp of sugar. Cover and let simmer for at least 30 minutes.
Step 4

Add cooked pasta and recover and let simmer on medium for 10 minutes.
Step 5

Uncover and sprinkle all the cheese on top of the mixture. Simmer on medium heat for another 10 minutes or until the cheese has just melted.
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