Let’s make one of the most comforting and satisfying family dinners — creamy baked pasta with ground beef, combining a rich tomato meat sauce and a silky smooth white sauce.
This dish brings together everything we love about pasta: hearty flavor, creamy texture, and the irresistible aroma of melted cheese.
The recipe uses simple, everyday ingredients — ground beef, onion, garlic, tomato paste, cream and pasta — yet the result tastes like a restaurant-style meal.
Layering the dish — pasta, meat sauce, creamy white sauce, and cheese — makes it incredibly juicy, flavorful, and perfectly balanced.
It’s a fantastic option for a family dinner: filling, quick to prepare, and always a crowd-pleaser. If you use pasta like rigatoni or penne, the sauce clings beautifully to every piece, making each bite rich and delicious.
Try it once, and I’m sure this pasta will become one of your favorite go-to meals ❤️
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Ingredient
For the pasta:
🍽️ Pasta (rigatoni, penne, or any type you love) — 350–400 g
🍽️ Water for boiling
🍽️ Salt — to taste
For the meat sauce:
🍽️ Ground beef — 500 g
🍽️ Vegetable oil — 1–2 tbsp
🍽️ Onion — 1 pc
🍽️ Garlic — 1 clove
🍽️ Tomato — 1 pc
🍽️ Tomato paste — 1 tbsp
🍽️ Water — 250 ml
🍽️ Salt — to taste
🍽️ Black pepper — to taste
For the white sauce:
🍽️ Butter — 1 tbsp
🍽️ Flour — 1 tbsp
🍽️ Heavy cream — 300 ml
🍽️ Salt — to taste
🍽️ Nutmeg — a pinch
Additionally:
🍽️ Mozzarella — 150 g
🍽️ Fresh parsley — for serving
Enjoy your meal and have a wonderful mood!
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