Quick Beef & Rotini with Fresh Veggies
Ground beef browned and tossed with marinara and rotini, served alongside crisp cucumbers and cherry tomatoes. A weeknight pasta bowl that's ready in under 20 minutes.
- Total time
- 18 min
- Servings
- 2
- Calories
- 520
- Protein
- 28g
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Ingredients
- 8 oz rotini
- ½ lb ground beef
- 1 cup marinara sauce
- 1 cup chopped cucumbers
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes
Instructions
- 1
Boil salted water in a pot and cook rotini until al dente, about 9 minutes.
- 2
Brown ground beef in a skillet over medium-high heat, breaking it up, until no pink remains, ~5 minutes.
- 3
Drain pasta and add it to the beef with marinara sauce, then toss until coated.
- 4
Divide pasta between two bowls and top each with cucumbers and cherry tomatoes.
Tools you’ll need
- large pot
- 12-inch skillet
- wooden spoon
- colander
- two bowls
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