🧀🍝 CHEESY BEEF PASTA 🍝🧀
easy • cozy • family fave 🤍✨
This one is SO simple and hits every time 😍
🛒 what you need:
• ground beef (cooked)
• noodles of your choice (cooked)
• pasta sauce 🍅
• ½ small onion, diced
• shredded cheese 🧀
• seasonings (I used garlic powder, salt & pepper)
👩🍳 how to make it:
Cook your ground beef + diced onion together until browned and soft.
Drain if needed, then season to your liking ✨
Pour in pasta sauce and let it simmer for a few minutes.
Add in your cooked noodles and mix it all together.
Top with a generous handful of cheese (measure with your heart 💛)
Let it melt… and enjoy!! 🤤
💡 tip: throw it in the oven for a few mins if you want that extra melty, bubbly cheese top
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