Just 3 ingredients is all you need to make this easy One Pot Pasta recipe! It's a cozy, comforting dish that you can make in just about 45 minutes with very little effort. A delicious meat sauce with your favorite pasta is cooked together in one pot for a flavorful, hearty, no-fuss meal!
Optional garnish: grated parmesan cheese and fresh basil leaves
Instructions
Heat a large pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add beef. Cook, breaking beef into small pieces with a wooden spoon, until browned and cooked through, about 6 minutes. Add salt.
Reduce heat to medium and add marinara sauce to pot with beef. Fill empty marinara jar with water (approx. 3 cups) and add to the pot as well. Stir to combine. Add pasta and stir again.
Bring pasta and sauce to a simmer (just barely bubbling). Cook, for 15 minutes, stirring frequently to ensure pasta does not stick to the bottom. Add 1 more cup water and continue cooking, stirring frequently, until pasta is tender, about 15 minutes more.
Garnish with parmesan and fresh basil. Serve immediately.
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Notes
Once prepared, this pasta dish will keep in the fridge for about 5 days. To reheat the pasta, add it to the stove with a splash of olive oil, water or broth and heat until warm. You can also rewarm individual servings in the microwave.