This recipe came from a blog titled, Carlsbad Cravings. It looks like a recipe that would be right up HarvestHER’s alley for easy, peasy head-to-the-field-fast meal!! FYI…there are other great looking recipes on this site – including crock pot meals.
One Skillet Cheesy Penne
Servings 6 Servings
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 pound lean ground beef may use 1/2 sausage
- salt and pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 yellow onion diced
- 2 medium carrots peeled and thinly sliced
- 1 red bell pepper chopped
- 6-8 garlic cloves minced
- 1 28 oz. can crushed tomatoes in puree
- 1 15 oz. can fire roasted tomatoes with seasonings drained
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 1/2 tsp EACH chicken bouillon sugar, dried basil
- 1/2 tsp EACH dried oregano dried parsley
- 3 cups water
- 12 ounces uncooked penne about 3 1/2 cups
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/2 cup freshly grated sharp cheddar cheese
- 1 cup freshly grated mozzarella cheese
Instructions
- Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large nonstick, oven proof skillet over medium high heat. Add meat and season with 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon pepper and 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes. Add onions and carrots and cook until meat is browned.
- Add bell pepper and garlic and cook for 1 minute.
- Stir in crushed tomatoes, fire roasted tomatoes, tomato paste, chicken bouillon, sugar, and all seasonings and bring to a simmer. Simmer gently uncovered for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- After 10 minutes, stir in the water and pasta. Cover, increase heat to medium-high and cook at a vigorous simmer (you may need to decrease heat), stirring occasionally and replacing lid, just until the pasta is al dente, 12-16 minutes. Taste pasta often as reaches the end of cooking to ensure you don’t overcook your pasta.
- Stir in the cream, Parmesan, and cheddar until well combined.
- Top the pasta evenly with mozzarella. Transfer the skillet to the oven (on the middle rack) and broil until the cheese is melted and golden, 2-3 minutes. Let sit at least 5 minutes before serving.
- This makes wonderful leftovers – I think the flavors are even better the next day!