Description
Creamy cheesy beef bowtie delight combines tender pasta with rich beef in a spectacular Italian-inspired comfort meal. Hearty ingredients merge for a satisfying dinner familiar yet exciting for hungry diners.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2.25 lbs (1 kg) ground beef
- 16 oz (450 g) Velveeta cheese, cubed
- 8 oz (225 g) cream cheese, softened
- 1 box bowtie noodles (farfalle)
- 1 can cream of chicken soup
- 1 can Rotel tomatoes with chilies, undrained
- 1 cup (240 ml) pasta water, reserved to thin the sauce (optional)
Instructions
- Pasta Preparation: Bring a large pot of salted water to a vigorous boil. Cook bowtie pasta according to package instructions until al dente. Reserve one cup of pasta water before draining and set pasta aside.
- Meat Foundation: Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Brown ground beef, methodically breaking it down and cooking thoroughly. Drain excess fat from the skillet to ensure a clean flavor profile.
- Cheese Fusion: Introduce Velveeta, cream cheese, cream of chicken soup, and Rotel tomatoes into the skillet with browned beef. Stir continuously over medium heat, allowing cheeses to melt into a velvety, uniform sauce that coats the meat completely.
- Final Assemblage: Fold cooked bowtie pasta into the creamy beef mixture, ensuring each pasta piece is generously coated. Adjust sauce consistency by gradually adding reserved pasta water, creating a luxuriously smooth and integrated dish.
- Serving: Plate the steaming creamy beef bowtie pasta immediately, presenting a comforting and indulgent meal ready to delight eager diners.
Notes
- Pasta Water Reserve: Save one cup of starchy pasta water before draining, which helps create a silky, smooth sauce and adjust consistency if needed.
- Meat Browning Technique: Crumble ground beef thoroughly and drain excess fat to prevent a greasy final dish and ensure even flavor distribution.
- Cheese Melting Hack: Stir continuously over medium heat to create a smooth, creamy sauce, preventing cheese from burning or becoming lumpy.
- Temperature Control: Maintain a consistent medium heat throughout cooking to guarantee perfect sauce texture and prevent ingredient separation.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dinner, Lunch
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 9
- Calories: 485
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 850 mg
- Fat: 30 g
- Saturated Fat: 15 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 1 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 25 g
- Cholesterol: 90 mg