Delicious Bow Tie Pasta Recipe
Seasoned ground beef, fresh garlic, onion, bell peppers, and tomato pasta sauce are combined with farfalle pasta to make the perfect dinner!
Farfalle a.k.a bow tie pasta is tossed in a hearty & meaty tomato sauce for the perfect 35-minute meal! This bow tie pasta meal is simple and quick to make, especially during hectic weeknights or weekends. Pair this dish with fresh warm garlic bread and a nice side salad; and you’ll have the perfect dinner.
If you love pasta with a great tasting meat sauce- you will love this recipe. The ground beef is well seasoned and comes together with the Farfalle pasta or butterfly noodles. The pasta shape will win the kids over, so they will absolutely fall in love with this delicious pasta dish. This meal comes together very easily & you can provide a hearty meal for everyone to enjoy in under 35 minutes. Plus, if you have a large crowd to serve- this meal comes in handy. It’s an affordable meal to make, that doesn’t require much.
This is a hearty meal that will leave everyone full and satisfied. If you want to switch things up a bit you can add Italian sausage in place of ground beef. A healthy alternative would be ground Turkey. For this recipe I sprinkled a little bit of dried basil into my pasta sauce, but you can chop up some fresh basil instead. The oregano and basil add such great flavor & is a nice touch to the sauce. In regard to your pasta sauce options- I absolutely love using the Classico Traditional Sweet Basil Pasta Sauce. It’s my go to pasta sauce & I just love the taste. It goes so well with this pasta dish. I usually add about 1/2 tsp of sugar to my tomato pasta sauce. The sugar cuts the acidity of the tomato sauce and creates an overall more balanced sauce, especially if you add fresh tomatoes to this sauce.
To top this dish off, I love to sprinkle parmesan cheese over my pasta. But you can turn this dish into a cheesy pasta dish by adding shredded mozzarella and cheddar cheese. Add the cheese and stir it into the cooked pasta over medium heat until the cheese has melted and is well mixed into the pasta. If you love pasta like I do, you will love this recipe. Be sure to add it to your regular rotation! This is a fast and convenient dinner dish to make.
Easy Bow-Tie Pasta Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 to 1 ½ Ib Ground beef
- ½ medium Onion (Chopped)
- 1 Small Bell pepper (Chopped)
- 2 cloves Garlic (Minced)
- ½ to 1 tsp Oregano
- ½ to 1 tsp Dried Basil
- ½ tsp black pepper
- ½ tsp Cajun seasoning or salt
- 1 tsp Onion powder
- 1 tsp Garlic powder
- 2 jars Tomato pasta sauce 24 oz (Recommend: Classico Traditional Sweet Basil Pasta Sauce Jar)
- 16 oz box farfalle pasta
- 1/2 tsp sugar
- 1/8 cup Reserved pasta water
- Optional: Parmesan cheese
- Optional: Garlic Bread
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Once the water is at a boil sprinkle a little bit of Cajun seasoning or salt to the water. Then add the bow tie (farfalle) pasta.
- Cook the pasta according to package instructions & stir consistently throughout cooking time. Once the pasta is done reserve about 1/8 cup of pasta water for the pasta sauce and drain the water/noodles in a colander. Set the noodles to the side for later.
- Over medium high heat, add the ground beef to a skillet. Season with the black pepper, Cajun seasoning, garlic powder, and onion powder. Stir the meat consistently & allow the ground beef to brown.
- Once the ground beef has been properly cooked, drain the excess oil & set the cooked meat to the side.
- In a large pot or pan, drizzle some olive oil over medium high heat.
- Allow the oil to get hot. Add the chopped onion and bell pepper, Sauté for 3 to 5 minutes. Add the fresh garlic & stir for a few seconds until it becomes fragrant.
- Next, add the pasta sauce and cooked ground beef. Mix everything together.
- Add the reserved pasta water, basil, oregano, sugar, and stir until well mixed.
- Allow the meat sauce to simmer for 15 to 20 minutes on medium heat.
- After the sauce has simmered, add the cooked bow tie noodles and mix everything together. Allow the pasta to rest for 5 minutes.
- Serve with fresh garlic bread. Enjoy!
