In 30 minutes with 5 main ingredients you can make an easy creamy ground beef pasta in Vodka sauce. It is a perfect dinner or lunch idea that i think everyone in the entire family will enjoy.
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Easy Creamy One-Pot Ground Beef Pasta.
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Easy Creamy One-Pot Ground Beef Rigatoni Pasta Recipe.
Equipment
- Stove
- Large Aluminum Pot
- Wooden Spoon
- Mixing Bowl
- Cutting Board
- Knife
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- 1 lb. Ground Beef 85% Lean /15% fat
- 16 oz Mezzi Rigatoni Pasta
- 1 lb Frozen Organic Mixed Vegetables
- 24 oz Vodka Pasta Sauce
- 1 oz Taco Season Mix
Other Ingredients
- 2 tbsp. Complete Seasoning
- 1 medium Yellow Onion, roughly chopped
- 2 tbsp. Olive Oil
- 1 tsp. Salt
- 3 cloves Garlic, crushed
- 1 tsp. Dried Thyme Leaves
- 4 quarts Water
Instructions
- I prefer to season meats to marinate overnight or for at least 24 hours. Marinated meats, in my opinion, are more flavorful. However, ground meats do not need to be marinated for long periods.
- In a mixing bowl, season the ground beef with the chopped or diced onions, crushed garlic, complete seasoning, thyme leaves, and salt. Mix well together a store in the refrigerator overnight or for 2 hours. Remove seasoned ground beef from the refrigerator to get to room temperature for about 15-20 minutes.
- Heat olive oil for 1 minute in a large aluminum pot. Empty the ground beef into the heated oil. Sometimes the meat may cook clumped together into larger chunks. Use a wooden spoon to break the ground beef into smaller pieces as needed. Combine the taco seasoning mix with the beef and cook for 3-5 minutes until the beef becomes completely browned.
- The instruction calls for us to cook for 10 minutes. However, in the recipe, we will only cook the pasta for 5-7 minutes or until al dente (soft to touch).
- While the beef is cooking, bring to boil 4-quarts water in a saucepan. Add 1 teaspoon of salt to boiling water. Pour the Mezzi Rigatoni pasta into salted boiling water.
- Open the thawed mixed vegetables to the beef mixture. Stir and cook for another 2 minutes.
- Pour the Vodka Pasta Sauce into the beef and vegetable mixture. Stir and mix well together. Continue cooking over very low heat for another 3 minutes.; stir occasionally. Add ½ cup of warm water to the vodka sauce jar. shake well and pour in and mix well.
- Drain pasta in a colander or sieve. Add the cooked pasta to the ground beef mixture and stir well together until all the pasta shells are coated in beef sauce.
- Server Ground Beef Pasta warm to about 6 -7 people.
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Mmmmm. I’m a big fan or pasta Bolognese so this is something I’d be interested in trying. I may sub out the beef for lean turkey or chicken! :)
Laurie, any ground meat will suffice, the sauce is the star of the recipe. Enjoy making and thanks for dropping by and the star rating.
This looks great! A great way to use up some ground venison in my freezer. Thanks.
I am sure it will taste just a good, Adam.
This looks great and sounds delicious.
I love pasta dishes. It’s also a great way to use up different ingredients too.
Thank you for sharing.
Clem.
Thank you Clemintine. Thanks for visiting
This is on my next list of meals! It is always a win when I can find something for the whole family. Thank you so much for helping with that challenge!
Thank you Lindsay.
Once that vodka is cooked off, it easily becomes one of those go-to dishes. Comforting comfort food.
Yes, it is. It does taste like vodka, but the flavors are off the charts.
This looks and sounds amazing ! I will be trying it this weekend !
Thank you Christina for sharing your thoughts and star rating.
This looks delicious and simple. I’m always looking for new ways to use up my ground beef!
It’s definitely another easy way to use ground beef to prepare a delicious meal for your family.
Who doesn’t love a recipe that is quick and easy but looks like you have spent a lot of time. I will definitely be trying this one very soon! I have never added frozen vegetables into my pastas with red sauce but I absolutely LOVE this idea! Thanks!
Thank you for the kind words Michelle. You may use fresh vegetables instead of frozen ones. Glad my beef pasta recipe inspired you. See you soon.
Such simple ingredients to make a great meal!
Thank you Eva
This Easy Creamy One-Pot Ground Beef Rigatoni Pasta Recipe is the perfect weeknight meal when I don’t have much time to cook. It’s so delicious and is definitely making it to my easy dinner rotation list. Thank you for sharing!!
You are welcome, Jenna. Appreciate your support as always.
I love vodka sauce! I discovered in Switzerland of all places! I make it with ground bison meat which I like as it is less fatty.
The ground bison meat sounds delicious.
This looks like the perfect recipe of all my favorites. Can’t wait to try it!
Enjoy when you do Debbie. Appreciate you always dropping by.
So gonna give this a go
Thanks for dropping by Ben. Enjoy when you do.
This looks delicious! I love hearty meals and this recipe looks so easy to put together. I’ll have to give this a try. Thank you for sharing!
Thank you for the comment and star rating, HerDigitalCoffee. Hope you enjoy the Beeg Pasta in Vodka sauce when you do make it.
This looks so delicious and it’s not that hard to cook. Definitely on my to-try list :)
Thank you Xanthi.
When I saw this recipe, I just had to know how vodka was used in a pasta dish. I was surprised to find out this could be bought as a premade pasta sauce. However, when I tried clicking the vodka pasta sauce link to find out more, I kept being taken to the salt product on Amazon instead. So do they use actual vodka in the pasta sauce? Also, what’s iodised salt? How’s that different to regular salt?
UnwwantedLife, Without going into its Biochemistry, Iodized salt in comparison to regular table salt, contains iodine, a very important mineral needed for the prevention of a medical condition called Goiter. Thank you for pointing out the link error. I will correct it. Here is the link:https://amzn.to/3tmkirO
Oooh, not used Vodka in cooking before, only wine so this is a new one for me. Always love an easy go-to pasta dish too.
The Curious Dig, What makes this dish easy, is that you can purchase the vodka pasta sauce on Amazon using the link on my blog.
Now this I need to try. Thank you
Thanks for dropping by Campo. Hope you get to try it someday.
I have to admit, I have never tried vodka in pasta before but that one looks so yummy. Maybe I will try it for the first time haha. Thank you for this recipe!
Fransic, you will enjoy it.
Oh my this looks good! Can’t say I’ve had a vodka sauce before, first time for everything though!
Thank you Sarah.
I love how many vegetables you include in this pasta dish, it looks so yummy!
Thank you Simona. Appreciate your comment and star rating.
Hi Kevin, this dish looks very tasty! We are definitely going to give it a try :-) Thanks for sharing!
Thank you, World Travel Explorers.
Where do you use the taco seasoning?
Thanks for sharing your observation, Chris; I fixed the error. I hope you get to try my Vodka pasta recipe. Feel free to try any of my other recipes abd share your thoughts in the comment section.