Southwest Beef Cavatappi
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Southwest Beef Cavatappi

Southwest Beef Cavatappi

with Green Pepper & Smoky Red Pepper Crema

The Southwest meets Italy in this skillet supper, which boasts bold flavors that’ll warm you from the inside out. There’s twisty cavatappi, bites of flavorful ground beef, and sautéed green pepper, all topped with a Mexican cheese blend, smoky red pepper crema, tangy sour cream, and hot sauce for a little kick. A sprinkle of scallion greens adds an extra pop of color. Yes, one skillet really is all that!

Tags:
Spicy
Easy Prep
Allergens:
Wheat
Milk

Produced in a facility that processes eggs, milk, fish, peanuts, sesame, shellfish, soy, tree nuts, and wheat.

Total Time35 minutes
Prep Time5 minutes
DifficultyEasy

Ingredients

serving amount

1 unit

Long Green Pepper

2 unit

Scallions

6 ounce

Cavatappi Pasta

(Contains Wheat)

10 ounce

Ground Beef

1 tablespoon

Southwest Spice Blend

1 unit

Tomato Paste

2 unit

Beef Stock Concentrate

1.5 tablespoon

Sour Cream

(Contains Milk)

4 tablespoon

Smoky Red Pepper Crema

(Contains Milk)

½ cup

Mexican Cheese Blend

(Contains Milk)

1 teaspoon

Hot Sauce

Not included in your delivery

Salt

Pepper

1 tablespoon

Cooking Oil

1 tablespoon

Butter

(Contains Milk)

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Nutrition Values

/ per serving
Calories1080 kcal
Fat61 g
Saturated Fat26 g
Carbohydrate83 g
Sugar13 g
Dietary Fiber7 g
Protein45 g
Cholesterol170 mg
Sodium1590 mg
Due to the different suppliers we purchase our products from, nutritional facts per meal can vary from the website to what is received in the delivered box, depending on your region.

Utensils

Large Pot
Medium Pan
Strainer

Instructions

Prep
1

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Wash and dry produce. • Halve, deseed, and thinly slice green pepper into strips. Trim and thinly slice scallions, separating whites from greens.

Cook Pasta & Pepper
2

• Once water is boiling, add cavatappi to pot. Cook, stirring occasionally, until al dente, 9-11 minutes. • Reserve 1 cup pasta cooking water (2 cups for 4 servings), then drain. • Meanwhile, heat a large drizzle of oil in a medium pan (large pan for 4) over medium-high heat. Add green pepper and season with salt and pepper; cook, stirring occasionally, until slightly softened, 4-5 minutes.

Cook Beef
3

• Add a drizzle of oil to pan with green pepper. Add beef*, scallion whites, and Southwest Spice Blend; season with salt and pepper. Cook, breaking up meat into pieces, until beef is browned and cooked through, 4-6 minutes. TIP: If there’s excess grease in your pan, carefully pour it out. • Add tomato paste; cook, stirring occasionally, until combined, 30 seconds.

Cook Sauce
4

• Add ½ cup reserved pasta cooking water (¾ cup for 4 servings) and stock concentrates to pan with beef mixture. Season with ½ tsp salt (1 tsp for 4) and a pinch of pepper. Bring to a simmer and cook, stirring, until thickened, 2-3 minutes.

Finish Pasta
5

• Reduce heat to low and stir in drained cavatappi, sour cream, smoky red pepper crema, half the Mexican cheese blend (you’ll use the rest in the next step), 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4 servings), and hot sauce to taste. Season with salt and pepper to taste. TIP: If needed, stir in more reserved pasta cooking water a splash at a time until pasta is coated in a creamy sauce.

Finish & Serve
6

• Top beef cavatappi with remaining Mexican cheese blend; cover pan until cheese melts, 1-2 minutes. Divide between bowls; top with scallion greens and serve.

Ground Beef is fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 160º.