A yummy pasta recipe that incorporates marinara sauce with the creaminess of sour cream and cheddar cheese.

This pasta recipe was a delicious recipe that will make enough for a family of four or more! The combination of cheddar cheese and marinara definitely reminded us of a cheeseburger pasta, but in a grown up way. If you like ground beef and a creamy sauce, this is for you!

Tips for this recipe:

• There are three main parts of this recipe. I’d recommend while cooking your pasta to prepare the rest of the ingredients! Each step requires a good amount of stirring and monitoring so while you’re watching the water boil, shred some cheese! Because this recipe does call for freshly shredded cheese 🙂
• Want your pasta to be less creamy? Add more noodles to absorb the sauce. Want your pasta to be more creamy? Add less noodles! We were a little short on noodles so our dinner turned out more creamy than the original recipe.
• To avoid an overflowing skillet, once you finish the sauce and go to combine it with the pasta and beef put it back in the pot you boiled the pasta in or transfer it to a bigger pot to combine. The recipe calls for the dairy ingredients to be added at the end and warmed thoroughly, so plan ahead!

Recipe:

Creamy Beef and Shells

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Ingredients:

8 ounces medium pasta shells

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 pound ground beef

1 small sweet onion

5 cloves garlic minced

2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

1 cup beef stock

15 oz can marinara sauce

1 teaspoon Italian seasoning

1 teaspoon dried parsley

1/2 teaspoon dried oregano

1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika

3/4 cup heavy cream

1/4 cup sour cream

Salt and pepper to taste

1 1/2 cups cheddar cheese freshly grated

Instructions:

1. Boil pasta in salted water following package instructions in a large pot. Drain well when finished.
2. Heat olive oil in large skillet over medium high heat. Add ground beef and cook until browned, breaking it apart with a wooden spoon. Drain excess fat and set cooked meat aside.
3. In the same skillet, add diced onion, and cook for 2 minutes, stirring frequently. Add garlic, and cook for 1 minute.
4. Whisk in flour for 1 minute until lightly browned.
5. Gradually whisk in beef stock and stir to combine. Add marinara sauce then Italian seasoning, dried parsley, oregano, and paprika.
6. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to simmer. Stir occasionally until reduced and slightly thickened. About 6 – 8 minutes.
7. Add sauce, cooked pasta, and beef to large pot. Stir until combined.
8. Stir in heavy cream until heated through and well combined. About 1 – 2 minutes.
9. Add salt and pepper to taste.
10. Stir in sour cream.
11. Stir in cheddar cheese until melted.
12. Garnish with parsley for flare 🙂

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