ramelicious pasta bowl

Queens Village, NY
Updated on Feb 27, 2012

This recipe is the result of a challenge from another group. It had to include sweet potatoes, mushrooms, tomatoes, heavy cream, cheddar cheese, ramen noodles and ground beef.

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method Stove Top
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Ingredients

  • 1 large sweet potato cut into 1/2
  • - kosher salt
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1/2 pound ground beef
  • 8 small button mushrooms, quartered
  • 4 packages ramen noodles (i used chicken flavored)
  • 1/4 cup white wine
  • 1 cup pasta water
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1/2 cup finely shredded cheddar cheese
  • 1/2 cup sun dried tomatoes packed in oil, cut into pieces
  • 1 - scallion, sliced. (green part only)

How To Make ramelicious pasta bowl

  • Step 1
    Heat olive oil in a skillet and add sweet potato cubes. Sprinkle lightly with kosher salt. Saute over medium heat for 5 minutes. Add garlic to the pan and saute 5 minutes more, until sweet potatoes are soft and carmelized. Remove from pan and keep warm. Add a little more olive oil if needed, and saute mushrooms , sprinkled with salt, until softened, 8-10 minutes. Remove from pan and keep warm with sweet potatoes.
  • Step 2
    While the vegetables are cooking, form ground beef into 1/2" meatballs. Add to skillet and fry until no longer pink. Add to vegetables.
  • Step 3
    Cook ramen noodles according to package directions (3 minutes). Before draining, reserve 1 cup pasta water. Drain noodles.
  • Step 4
    Add reserved pasta water and wine to skillet. Stir in 2 seasoning packs from ramen noodles. Boil until somewhat reduced, then add heavy cream and butter. Cook until slightly thickened.
  • Step 5
    Toss noodles with sauce and put into 4 serving bowls. Divide vegetables and meatballs into bowls and sprinkle each with 2 tbs. cheddar cheese. Top with sun dried tomatoes and scallions.

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Category: Beef
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Ingredient: Pasta
Culture: American
Method: Stove Top

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