High Protein Creamy Beef Pasta

A quick and delicious high-protein creamy beef pasta made with lean ground beef and a blended roasted tomato-bell pepper cream cheese sauce. Ready in under 30 minutes, this is one of the easiest and most satisfying fitness pasta dishes.

10m Prep

20m Cook

30m Total

2 Servings

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Ingredients

150 g pasta (dry)
250 g lean ground beef
1 tsp olive oil
20 g parmesan cheese (grated)

sauce

3 cloves garlic cloves (chopped)
1 whole bell pepper (chopped)
2 whole tomato (chopped)
100 g light cream cheese
100 ml pasta water (reserved from cooking)

seasoning

0.5 tsp salt
0.5 tsp black pepper
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp Italian herbs

Steps

1

Get water in a pot, bring to a boil, then cook your pasta for 8 minutes. Once cooked, remove and reserve the pasta water, then drain the rest.

~10 min
2

Heat olive oil on medium heat. Add garlic cloves, chopped bell pepper, and tomato. Season with salt, pepper, paprika, and Italian herbs. Cook for 5 minutes until soft.

~6 min
3

Add everything in a blender cup with pasta water and light cream cheese. Blend until completely smooth.

~2 min
4

In the same pan, cook the lean ground beef with the same seasoning until fully cooked.

~8 min
5

Lower the heat, add the pasta and the sauce, give it a final mix, and garnish with parmesan cheese before serving.

~2 min

Nutrition (per serving)

480

Calories

40g

Protein

48g

Carbs

12g

Fat

Fiber

Cultural Context

Inspired by Italian-American meat sauce pasta, this recipe replaces traditional bolognese heavy cream with a blended vegetable-cream cheese sauce. The result is a rich, creamy pasta that's lighter and higher in protein than the original.

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High Protein Creamy Beef Pasta