Pasta Bomb
Pasta Bomb
Ingredients
- 1/2 pack pasta, cooked
- 5 small tomatoes
- as needed olive oil
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 400 g ground beef
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon thyme
- 1 teaspoon mint
- 200 g shredded melting cheese
Instructions
- 1
Place a large pan on the stove over medium heat. Add a small amount of water and a drizzle of olive oil to the pan.
⏱️ 1 min
- 2
Carefully place the 5 small tomatoes into the pan.
⏱️ 1 min
- 3
Add the chopped 1 large onion around the tomatoes in the pan.
⏱️ 2 min
- 4
Cover the pan with a lid and cook for 5-7 minutes, or until the tomatoes have softened.
⏱️ 7 min
- 5
Remove the lid. The tomatoes should appear softened.
⏱️ 1 min
- 6
Add the 400 g of ground beef to the pan, distributing it around the tomatoes.
⏱️ 1 min
- 7
Break up the ground beef with a spoon and stir it, mixing it with the onions and allowing it to cook until browned, about 5-7 minutes.
⏱️ 7 min
- 8
Using tongs, carefully peel the skin off the softened tomatoes and remove the skins from the pan.
⏱️ 2 min
- 9
Mash the softened, skinless tomatoes with a spoon and mix them thoroughly into the ground beef and onion mixture.
⏱️ 2 min
- 10
Add the 2-3 minced garlic cloves to the mixture.
⏱️ 1 min
- 11
Add the 1 tablespoon of tomato paste to the pan.
⏱️ 1 min
- 12
Pour in the dried spices: 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon paprika, 1 teaspoon thyme, and 1 teaspoon mint.
⏱️ 1 min
- 13
Stir all the ingredients in the pan to combine them well, creating a cohesive sauce.
⏱️ 2 min
- 14
Sprinkle the 200 g of shredded melting cheese generously over the entire surface of the sauce in the pan.
⏱️ 1 min
- 15
Stir the mixture with tongs until the cheese completely melts and is fully incorporated into the sauce, making it gooey and rich.
⏱️ 3 min
- 16
Add the half a pack of cooked pasta (farfalle/bow-tie shaped) from a colander into the pan.
⏱️ 1 min
- 17
Use tongs to thoroughly mix the pasta with the cheesy meat sauce until every piece of pasta is coated.
⏱️ 2 min
- 18
Serve the "Pasta Bomb" immediately and enjoy!
⏱️ 1 min
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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Pasta Bomb
- 1/2 pack pasta, cooked
- 5 small tomatoes
- as needed olive oil
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 400 g ground beef
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon thyme
- 1 teaspoon mint
- 200 g shredded melting cheese
Instructions
- 1
Place a large pan on the stove over medium heat. Add a small amount of water and a drizzle of olive oil to the pan.
⏱️ 1 min - 2
Carefully place the 5 small tomatoes into the pan.
⏱️ 1 min - 3
Add the chopped 1 large onion around the tomatoes in the pan.
⏱️ 2 min - 4
Cover the pan with a lid and cook for 5-7 minutes, or until the tomatoes have softened.
⏱️ 7 min - 5
Remove the lid. The tomatoes should appear softened.
⏱️ 1 min - 6
Add the 400 g of ground beef to the pan, distributing it around the tomatoes.
⏱️ 1 min - 7
Break up the ground beef with a spoon and stir it, mixing it with the onions and allowing it to cook until browned, about 5-7 minutes.
⏱️ 7 min - 8
Using tongs, carefully peel the skin off the softened tomatoes and remove the skins from the pan.
⏱️ 2 min - 9
Mash the softened, skinless tomatoes with a spoon and mix them thoroughly into the ground beef and onion mixture.
⏱️ 2 min - 10
Add the 2-3 minced garlic cloves to the mixture.
⏱️ 1 min - 11
Add the 1 tablespoon of tomato paste to the pan.
⏱️ 1 min - 12
Pour in the dried spices: 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon paprika, 1 teaspoon thyme, and 1 teaspoon mint.
⏱️ 1 min - 13
Stir all the ingredients in the pan to combine them well, creating a cohesive sauce.
⏱️ 2 min - 14
Sprinkle the 200 g of shredded melting cheese generously over the entire surface of the sauce in the pan.
⏱️ 1 min - 15
Stir the mixture with tongs until the cheese completely melts and is fully incorporated into the sauce, making it gooey and rich.
⏱️ 3 min - 16
Add the half a pack of cooked pasta (farfalle/bow-tie shaped) from a colander into the pan.
⏱️ 1 min - 17
Use tongs to thoroughly mix the pasta with the cheesy meat sauce until every piece of pasta is coated.
⏱️ 2 min - 18
Serve the "Pasta Bomb" immediately and enjoy!
⏱️ 1 min