A Meal for Picky Eaters

If you are in a hurry and you need a meal that your picky eaters are going to love, this is it. It is basically a poor man’s spaghetti. You’re going to fry up your beef, add some sauce, and get your pasta boiling.

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Brittney Romero

Quick & Easy Weeknight Pasta

This is a super simple meat sauce and protein pasta dish that’s extra filling for the whole family, with fun star-shaped pasta for the kids and a quick homemade garlic bread on the side.

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 20

Total Time 25

Servings: 4 servings

Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients

1 lb* ground beef
24 oz* pasta sauce
1 lb* protein pasta star-shaped
4 slices* bread for toasting
2 tablespoons* butter for spreading on toast
1/2 teaspoon* garlic salt for topping toast

Method

Fry up your beef.
Add some sauce.
Get your pasta boiling.
Pop your regular bread in the toaster, spread some butter on it, and top it with garlic salt for a cheap and easy garlic bread.
Put your cooked pasta in a bowl.
Cover with your meat sauce.
Serve with that garlic toast on the side and you’re good to go.

Notes

Amounts marked * are estimates based on the video.

Servings and times are estimates based on the video.

I like to go with a protein pasta, giving us and the kiddos that extra bit of protein, and switch up the shapes to make it fun for the kids too.

Choosing the Right Pasta

I like to go with a protein pasta, giving us and the kiddos that extra bit of protein, and switch up the shapes. That makes it fun for the kids too. So I actually went with star-shaped pasta here, and they loved it.

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Ground beef is browning in a red-handled pan on the stove, being stirred with a black spatula.

Quick Garlic Bread

I was in such a hurry with this one. I forgot to buy Texas toast like I normally do. No problem. You can make this cheap and easy garlic bread at home by simply popping regular bread in the toaster, spreading some butter on it, and topping it with garlic salt.

Serving the Dish

Put your cooked pasta in a bowl, cover with your meat sauce, you got that garlic toast on the side, and you’re good to go.

Weeknight Ground Beef Pasta with Quick Garlic Toast