Southwest Beef Cavatappi with Green Pepper & Smoky Red Peppe

• porții: 2 servings
• timp activ: 40 minutes
• timp total: 50 minutes

Ingrediente

1 unit Long Green Pepper

2 unit Scallions

6 ounce Cavatappi Pasta

10 ounce Ground Beef

1 tablespoon Southwest Spice Blend

14 ounce Diced Tomatoes

2 unit Beef Stock Concentrate

1 ½ tablespoon Sour Cream

4 tablespoon Smoky Red Pepper Crema

½ cup Mexican Cheese Blend

1 teaspoon Hot Sauce

Salt

Pepper

1 tablespoon Cooking Oil

1 tablespoon Butter

Instrucțiuni

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Wash and dry produce. • Halve, deseed, and thinly slice green pepper into strips. Trim and thinly slice scallions, separating whites from greens.

• Once water is boiling, add cavatappi to pot. Cook, stirring occasionally, until al dente, 9-11 minutes. • Reserve 1 cup pasta cooking water (2 cups for 4 servings), then drain. • Meanwhile, heat a large drizzle of oil in a medium pan (use a large pan for 4) over medium-high heat. Add green pepper and season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until slightly softened, 4-5 minutes.

• Add a drizzle of oil to pan with green pepper; add beef* and scallion whites. Season with Southwest Spice Blend, salt, and pepper. Cook, breaking up meat into pieces, until beef is browned and cooked through, 4-6 minutes. TIP: If there’s excess grease in your pan, carefully pour it out. • Add half the diced tomatoes (all for 4 servings) and cook, stirring occasionally, 30 seconds more.

• Add ½ cup reserved pasta cooking water (¾ cup for 4 servings) and stock concentrates to pan with beef mixture. Season with ½ tsp salt (1 tsp for 4) and a pinch of pepper. Bring to a simmer and cook, stirring, until thickened, 2-3 minutes.

• Reduce heat to low and stir in drained cavatappi, sour cream, smoky red pepper crema, half the Mexican cheese blend (you’ll use the rest in the next step), 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4 servings), and hot sauce to taste. Season with salt and pepper to taste. TIP: If needed, stir in more reserved pasta cooking water a splash at a time until pasta is coated in a creamy sauce.

• Top beef cavatappi with remaining Mexican cheese blend; cover pan until cheese melts, 1-2 minutes. Top with scallion greens and serve. ***Ground Beef is fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 160º.***

Nutriție

• Calorii: 1060 kcal
• Grăsime totală: 61 g
• Grăsime saturată: 26 g
• Colesterol: 170 mg
• Sodiu: 1570 mg
• Carbohidrați totali: 81 g
• Fibre dietetice: 6 g
• Zaharuri totale: 11 g
• Proteine: 45 g