One-Pot Southwest Double Beef and Cavatappi
with Monterey Jack and Baby Spinach
This one-and-done dinner-in-a-hurry packs beef, veggies and pasta into one easy bowl. The best part? It's a meal everyone is sure to devour.
Produced in a facility that processes milk, sesame, eggs, fish, shellfish, crustaceans, mustard, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybean and sulphites.
Ingredients
500 g
Ground Beef
170 g
Cavatappi
(Contains Wheat)
1 unit(s)
Sweet Bell Pepper
1 unit(s)
Yellow Onion
28 g
Baby Spinach
369 mL
Crushed Tomatoes
1 tbsp
Tex-Mex Paste
(Contains Mustard May contain Fish, Milk, Sesame, Soy, Sulphites, Wheat, Crustaceans, Egg)
½ cup
Monterey Jack Cheese, shredded
(Contains Milk)
1 unit(s)
Beef Broth Concentrate
Not included in your delivery
½ tbsp
Oil*
½ tsp
Salt*
0.13 tsp
Pepper*
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Instructions
- Core, then cut pepper into 1/2-inch pieces.
- Peel, then cut onion into 1/2-inch pieces.
- Heat a large pot over medium-high heat.
- When hot, add 1/2 tbsp (1 tbsp) oil, then peppers.
- Cook, stirring occasionally, until tender-crisp, 3-4 min.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Transfer peppers to a plate. Set aside.
- Reheat the same pot over medium-high.
- When hot, add beef and onions to the dry pot.
- Cook, breaking up beef into smaller pieces, until no pink remains, 4-5 min.**
- Carefully drain and discard excess fat, if desired.
- Add Tex-Mex paste, crushed tomatoes, broth concentrate, 2 cups (3 1/2 cups) water and 1/2 tsp (1 tsp) salt to the pot with beef and onions.
- Stir to combine, then bring to a boil over high.
- Once boiling, stir in cavatappi and reduce heat to medium.
- Simmer uncovered, stirring often to prevent sticking to the pot, until cavatappi is tender, 14-16 min. (TIP: If pasta sticks too much, add more water, 1/4 cup at a time. Scrape up any pieces stuck to the bottom of the pot.)
- If desired, roughly chop spinach.
- Add peppers, spinach and half the cheese to the pot with cavatappi.
- Cook, stirring often, until spinach wilts, 1-2 min.
- Season with pepper, to taste.
- Divide Southwest beef and cavatappi between bowls.
- Sprinkle remaining cheese over top.
If you've opted for double beef, cook it in the same way the recipe instructs you to cook the regular portion of beef. Work in batches, if necessary.