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spicy beef pasta

Calabrian Chili Pasta

Dinner Dessert Repeat
Looking for a delicious spicy beef pasta? Let’s make this Calabrian Chili Pasta with beef and steamed broccoli. It’s the perfect comforting and wholesome dinner that’s perfect for your family or leftovers.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 2 broccoli heads chopped into florets
  • 12 oz spaghetti
  • 4 tablespoon olive oil 1 tablespoon for beef, 1 tablespoon for pasta water and 2 tbsps for sauce
  • ¼ c white wine
  • 2 teaspoon calabrian chilis
  • 1 c parmesan cheese parmesan, romano or pecorino cheese
  • 1 teaspoon lemon zest
  • 3 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 1 c pasta water reserved
  • 2 teaspoon flaky or coarse sea salt
  • ¼ teaspoon ground pepper about 6 pepper grinds

Instructions
 

  • Prepare Pasta Water: Heat a large pot of salted water to boil while you cook the beef.
  • Heat a large skillet to medium high heat. Add olive oil to the skillet and cook ground beef with 1 ½ teaspoon flaky sea salt and ground pepper for about 8 minutes until almost fully cooked.
  • Once the hot water is boiling in the pot, add the pasta and olive oil, cook until al dente (tender, but firm and chewy), about 11-13 minutes. The olive oil will help the pasta to not stick together. Stir every few minutes to keep pasta from sticking to the bottom of the pot.
  • While the pasta and beef are cooking, chop your broccoli into florets.
  • Drain the beef fat from the skillet. Add the minced garlic, calabrian chilis and white wine, sauté for 1 minute, keep the skillet on low heat.
  • Remove and strain the pasta and set aside for serving. I would ladle out the pasta and keep the pasta water to be used to boil your broccoli. You can add a dash of olive oil to the pasta to keep it from sticking while you finish preparing the dish.
  • Add your broccoli florets to your pasta water and cook for 3-5 minutes until slightly tender and they turn a bright green color. Before straining your broccoli, reserve 1 cup of pasta water for the sauce.
  • Add the pasta water, lemon juice, lemon zest, 2 tablespoon olive oil, parmesan cheese and spaghetti to the skillet. Stir for 2-3 minutes allowing the flavors to meld together. Add an additional ½ teaspoon of sea salt to taste. Add your broccoli florets around the edge of the skillet and top with more parmesan cheese. Enjoy!
Keyword Calabrian Chili Pasta
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