High Protein Creamy Beef Pasta Easy Weeknight Dinner
High Protein Creamy Beef Pasta is a delicious and easy dinner perfect for a weeknight meal or family dinner. This creamy pasta recipe uses simple ingredients for a flavorful beef dinner idea that fuels your body with protein.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: Serves 4
- Category: Main
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
- Diet: Standard
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 oz fettuccine pasta
- 1 lb lean ground beef
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 2 cups fresh spinach
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Cook the fettuccine in boiling salted water following the package directions until it is just tender, then drain and save one cup of the pasta water.
- In a large pan over medium heat, cook the ground beef until browned and crumbly, seasoning with salt and pepper along the way.
- Move the beef aside and cook the minced garlic for about one minute until it becomes fragrant.
- Pour in the heavy cream and slowly stir in the Parmesan cheese until the sauce is smooth.
- Add the spinach to the pan and allow it to soften into the sauce while scraping up browned bits from the pan bottom.
- Mix the drained pasta into the creamy beef sauce, using reserved pasta water to adjust the sauce thickness if needed, and serve warm.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 plate (approximately 350g)
- Calories: 620
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 35g
- Saturated Fat: 18g
- Unsaturated Fat: 16g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 50g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 35g
- Cholesterol: 90mg