Elaines Ground Beef with Shell Pasta and Veggies
From chefelaine 15 years ago
- 40 minutes to make
- Serves 4
A hearty, yet comfort-food dish in itself, this mildly spiced dish is easy to make, and works wonders with leftovers, too!
Ingredients
- 1 lb lean ground beef shopping list
- 1 ½ cups uncooked shell pasta shopping list
- 2 ½ cups water shopping list
- ½ tsp salt shopping list
- 1 tbsp olive oil shopping list
- 2 eggs shopping list
- 1 tbsp butter shopping list
- scooped pulp of two baked potatoes shopping list
- 2cups Zen garden vegetables (mini corn, snow peas, red and yellow sweet pepper, bamboo shoots) shopping list
- 1 cup chopped mushrooms shopping list
- ½ cup old cheddar cheese, cubed shopping list
- 3 shallots, minced shopping list
- ½ tsp dried ginger shopping list
- 1 tsp cajun seasoning shopping list
- 1/8th tsp turmeric shopping list
- 1 tsp mustard powder shopping list
- 1 tsp dried oregano shopping list
- 2 oz dry red wine shopping list
- juice of 3 key limes shopping list
- salt and pepper to taste shopping list
How to make it
- Cook pasta in water, adding a little olive oil to prevent sticking
- Salt and pepper the water
- Drain pasta when cooked
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- RESERVE THE WATER in a separate bowl
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- Next:
- Lightly sauté the shallots with the ground beef
- Add the cooked pasta and butter
- To the pasta water, add:
- The ginger
- Cajun seasoning
- Turmeric
- Mustard powder
- Oregano
- Key lime juice
- The wine
- Heat over medium-high heat, reducing the liquid to half
- Add:
- The pasta, beef and mushrooms to the reduction
- Cover with tinfoil (to create steam) and bake at 350*F 30 minutes
- Remove the foil for the last 10 minutes of baking
- To Serve:
- Place a little bed of Buttercrunch lettuce on the plate
- Add the meat mixture on top
- Garnish with fresh parsley and nasturtium blooms (edible)
- Place muskmelon on the side
The Rating
Reviewed by 10 people-
Very nice recipe, Chef Elaine..Lovely too! :)
Thanks,
Lana 5ers
lanacountry
in Macon loved it
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Sounds Great! Thanks for the post
sharyl4
in Mohave Valley loved it
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you sure have a way with decorating your plates, Elaine. I flagged it as well as gave you a five rating. Thanks. Candy and I plan to try this tomorrow, with exception of the flowers, because we don't have that kind!
Thanks again
dagnabbit
in Barrie loved it
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