One Pot Creamy Rigatoni Pasta
This one-pot rigatoni pasta is creamy, full of flavor, and the perfect cozy meal. Cooked with delicious grass-fed beef, fresh cherry tomatoes, and heavy cream it is bound to be your new weekly dinner staple!
Equipment
- Dutch Oven
- Cutting Board
- Kitchen Knives
- Liquid Measuring Cups
- Measuring spoons
- Kitchen Scale (Optional to weight your noodles)
Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp Olive Oil
- 1 lb Ground Beef
- 1/2 Sweet Onion (Diced)
- 1 Cup Heavy Cream
- 1 Cup Bone Broth
- 1/2 Pint Cherry Tomatoes (Cut in half)
- 8 oz Rigatoni Pasta (Uncooked)
- 4 Garlic Cloves (Minced)
- 1 tsp Italian Seasoning
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- 15 oz Tomato Basil Pasta Sauce
- 1 Cup Fresh Spinach (Chopped)
Optional Toppings -
- Fresh Basil
- Red Pepper Flakes
- Drizzle of Olive Oil
Instructions
- Heat your Dutch oven on the stove over medium heat.
- While your Dutch oven is heating up, dice your sweet onion, slice your cherry tomatoes in half, and chop your spinach. Set aside.1/2 Sweet Onion, 1/2 Pint Cherry Tomatoes, 1 Cup Fresh Spinach
- Once your pot is heated, drizzle olive oil and cook your onions for 5-7 minutes (until translucent).1 Tbsp Olive Oil
- Add ground beef and cook on medium-high heat until meat is cooked (about 5 minutes). Drain any grease or liquid.1 lb Ground Beef
- Next, add in your heavy cream, bone broth, cherry tomatoes, uncooked rigatoni noodles, minced garlic, Italian seasoning, salt, and pasta sauce to your dutch oven.1 Cup Heavy Cream, 1 Cup Bone Broth, 1/2 Pint Cherry Tomatoes, 8 oz Rigatoni Pasta, 4 Garlic Cloves, 1 tsp Italian Seasoning, 1/4 tsp Salt, 15 oz Tomato Basil Pasta Sauce
- Bring to a boil on medium heat and stir everything together. Once boiling, cover with a lid and turn your burner to low. Allow the pasta to cook for 10-15 minutes on low. Be sure to stir pasta frequently to prevent the pasta and ground beef from sticking to the bottom.
- Once the noodles are “al dente,” remove the lid and sprinkle in your fresh spinach. Stir the spinach in, cooking for a few minutes until the spinach wilts to your liking.1 Cup Fresh Spinach
- Stir everything well and remove from heat. Serve and season with fresh basil, ground pepper, red pepper flakes, and an added drizzle of olive oil! Enjoy!
Notes
- Cutting your cherry tomatoes in half helps them cook down better than keeping them whole.
- I recommend using bone broth to get additional protein and collagen into your diet. Chicken broth will do just fine if you don’t have bone broth in your pantry!
- I recommend rigatoni noodles but any noodle style in your pantry will work. (E.g. Penne, Fusilli, Gemelli, etc.)
- Ensure you stir and turn your burner low when the noodles are cooking. This will prevent your noodles from sticking to the bottom of your Dutch oven.