Name: One-Pot Tuscan Pasta with Beef & Ricotta
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 2 Tbsp avo oil or grass-fed butter; 1 medium yellow onion or 2 med-large shallots; 1/2 cup chopped mushrooms; 5-6 large cloves garlic, minced; 1/2 cup sun-dried tomatoes, diced; 1 lb grass-fed ground beef; 1 Tbsp Italian seasoning; 2 tsp salt, divided, more to taste; 7 cups chicken broth; 1 lb pasta of choice; 4 cups chopped kale; 1 cup grass-fed heavy cream; 8 oz grass-fed ricotta cheese (or for more richness, use a full 15oz container); 3 Tbsp (33g) arrowroot powder

One-Pot Tuscan Pasta with Beef & Ricotta

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Author: Christine Manes
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Additional time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour
Yield: 8 servings 1x
Category: Dinner
Method: Stovetop
Cuisine: Italian

Ingredients

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2 Tbsp avo oil or grass-fed butter

1 medium yellow onion or 2 med-large shallots

1/2 cup chopped mushrooms

5-6 large cloves garlic, minced

1/2 cup sun-dried tomatoes, diced

1 lb grass-fed ground beef

1 Tbsp Italian seasoning

2 tsp salt, divided, more to taste

7 cups chicken broth

1 lb pasta of choice

4 cups chopped kale

1 cup grass-fed heavy cream

8 oz grass-fed ricotta cheese (or for more richness, use a full 15oz container)

3 Tbsp (33g) arrowroot powder

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Instructions

Preheat a 5 or 6-quart pot to medium-high heat with avocado oil.
Add the diced onion and mushrooms to the pot and cook, stirring often, until the onion is fragrant and translucent.
Incorporate the diced sun-dried tomatoes and minced garlic and cook another minute.
Add the ground beef and cook for about 5-8 minutes until no longer pink, breaking it up and stirring as it cooks.
Season with 1 Tbsp italian seasoning and 1 tsp of salt and stir it all together.
Pour the broth into the pot, turn the heat to high, and bring the broth to a boil.
Add the noodles, stir everything together, and let the noodles cook for 5-8 minutes until al dente, close to done but not quite done (they’ll keep cooking through the next steps, so you want them to not end up overcooking!).
Turn the heat off but leave the pot on the hot stovetop. Season with another teaspoon of salt, and add the heavy cream, ricotta, and chopped kale and stir it all together.
This part is important for turning it from a soupy texture to a creamy pasta, so read carefully: Then add the arrowroot powder and stir it together well. Let it sit for 5 minutes on the hot stovetop, then move it off the hot portion and let it sit for 15 minutes on a cooler part of the stove, stirring every few minutes, to thicken. It’ll start off as a soupy texture but should turn to a creamy pasta by the end! And don’t worry, it will stay hot to eat, but giving it this 15 minutes allows the arrowroot powder thicken the sauce.
Serve and enjoy! And please be sure to leave a review if you try this recipe! I would love to hear what you think.

Equipment

5 quart pot

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