pantry pasta

This is a pasta that is super simple and came about one night when I had a pound of ground beef, but no idea what I wanted to make with it.

So I decided I wanted to make a pasta, but it was dinner and my husband is funny about pasta for dinner. It has to be a filling pasta if it’s for dinner. Hearty and hit all the right spots. I think everyone is like that with pasta dishes, but he is a bit more of a diva. Has to have meat, lord don’t forget that meat! Ha.

I have been trying to cook out of my pantry more, so I used up some beans I had and my diced tomatoes.

This is definitely a perfect dish for a weeknight. Super fast and filling.

Ingredients:

1lb elbow pasta cooked according to directions

1lb ground beef

2 cans 14.5oz diced tomatoes

2 cans 14.5oz tomato sauce

1 can tomato paste

1 cup water

4 tsp Slap ya mama cajun seasoning

handful of cheddar cheese

directions:

have pasta cooked and set aside

brown ground beef until cooked through

add all ingredients in your pot, except for the cheese, and let it simmer for about 20 minutes

add the pasta noodles

add cheese and stir around