Name: One-pan pasta with ground pork and bell pepper
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Slovak
Ingredients: 500 g Ground pork; 1 Onion; as needed Vegetable oil; 1 Green bell pepper; 1 can Tomatoes; 2 cups Water; 1 Chili pepper; 300 g Pasta; 200 g Mozzarella; to taste Salt and pepper; to taste Basil

Instructions

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Heat the oil in a skillet. Finely chop the onion, add it to the skillet, and sauté until golden. Cut the bell pepper into pieces, add it to the skillet, and sauté briefly.
Add the ground pork and cook until it is no longer pink on the outside. Add the chili pepper and tomatoes, season with salt and pepper, and pour in the water. Bring to a boil, then add the small pasta, such as mini elbow macaroni. Cover and cook over low heat, stirring occasionally.
Shortly before the pasta is done, sprinkle the top with basil and shredded mozzarella and let the cheese melt.

Tip: Small pasta can easily stick to the bottom when cooking in a thick sauce, so scrape across the entire bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon as you stir. If the water evaporates before the pasta is tender, add a little boiling water.

Nutrition facts

Approximate values per serving, calculated from the ingredients

Energy: 799 kcal
Protein: 43 g
Carbohydrates: 65 g
of which sugars: 6.6 g
Fat: 40 g
of which saturates: 17 g
Fiber: 4.6 g
Salt: 1.3 g

Calculated from the raw ingredients, without frying oil. Where an amount is “to taste”, typical amounts are used. Food composition: USDA FoodData Central and product labels.

This recipe was translated from the Slovak original: Cestoviny s mletým mäsom a paprikou z jednej panvice