Easy Breezy ~Cheesy Beef and Tomato Pasta Skillet~ Dinner! My entry for #howtoFriday Food/Drink/Cooking

Being the mother of a 3 year old princess, easy dinners are always winners for me! You pair that with delicious pasta and Im hooked! This is easily a 30 minute meal for 4-6 people, if youre prepared. Just a little FYI in cooking.... The trick to making any meal super easy and quick is to have all the ingredients measured and ready to go! Well lets get started....

~Cheesy Beef and Tomato Pasta Skillet~

Ingredients

• 2 TBSP of olive oil
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 2 cloves of garlic, minced
• 1 pound of ground beef
• 2 Tsp of garlic powder
• 2 Tsp of onion powder
• 2 TBSP of tomato paste
• 14 oz can of diced tomato, with liquid
• 2 cups of beef broth
• 1 pound of small pasta (rotini, macaroni, bowtie, shells)
• 1/2 cup of water
• 2 cups of shredded mozzarella, or your preferred
• salt and pepper, to taste
• chopped parsley for garnish (optional)

Instructions

1. In a large (12") skillet, heat olive oil over a medium heat. Add onion, beef and garlic. Mix in garlic powder and onion powder, a spinkle of salt and pepper.

• Cook stirring often, breaking up beef as you go, until meat is no longer pink and onions are soft.
• Drain grease from pan.

1. Add meat back to pan after grease is drained. Pour in tomato paste, diced tomatoes, beef broth, water, and pasta.

• Stir well, mixing in all ingredients. Bring to a full boil, reduce heat to low, cover and cook for 15- 20 minutes, stirring a couple time.
• When pasta is ready, cooked to your liking, turn off heat.
  

1. Sprinkle on 1 cup of cheese.

• Stir in cheese, until melted. Top with remainder of cheese (I chose fresh parmesan for this), cover and let melt completely.

And thats it folks! Easy breezy pasta dinner in 30 minutes! Its so delicious too! Give it a try and let me know what you think!

Until next time Steemians,
Peace, love and Pasta!