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Quick & Easy Weeknight Pasta
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 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
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
 

  1. Fry up your beef.
  2. Add some sauce.
  3. Get your pasta boiling.
  4. 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.
  5. Put your cooked pasta in a bowl.
  6. Cover with your meat sauce.
  7. 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.