Spaghetti with Herby Italian Beef Ragu

🥘 Ingredients

• Italian herb paste
  2 tbsp
• Parmesan cheese
  6 tbsp
• black pepper
• butter
  4 tbsp
• ciabatta
  2 unit
• cooking oil
  1 tsp
• garlic powder
  2 tsp
• ground beef
  20 oz
• salt
• spaghetti
  12 oz
• tomato
• tomato paste
  2 unit

🍳 Cookware

• small bowl

1. 

   1

   Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Place 2 TBSP butter (4 TBSP for 4 servings) in a small bowl and bring to room temperature. (TIP: To soften butter quickly, microwave for 15-30 seconds.) Wash and dry produce. Dice and tomato into 1/2-inch pieces.

   butter: 4 tbsp, tomato
2. 

   2

   Once water is boiling, add spaghetti to pot. Cook, stirring occasionally, until al dente, 9-11 minutes. Reserve 1 cup pasta cooking water (2 cups for 4 servings), then drain.

   spaghetti: 12 oz
3. 

   3

   Heat a drizzle of cooking oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add ground beef and season with salt and black pepper . Cook, breaking up meat into pieces, until browned and cooked through, 4-6 minutes. Stir in diced tomato, tomato paste , and 1/2 cup reserved pasta cooking water (3/4 cup for 4 servings). Cook, stirring and occasionally, until sauce is slightly thickened, 2-4 minutes. (TIP: If pasta isn't finished Cooking, ladle spaghetti water straight from the pot.) Remove from heat. Stir in Italian herb paste and half the Parmesan cheese .

   cooking oil: 1 tsp, ground beef: 20 oz, salt, black pepper, tomato paste: 2 unit, Italian herb paste: 2 tbsp, Parmesan cheese: 6 tbsp
4. 

   4

   While sauce cooks, halve and ciabatta . Stir garlic powder into the bowl with softened butter. Lightly season with salt. Spread garlic butter onto cut sides of toasted ciabatta. Cut each piece of garlic bread into four triangles.

   ciabatta: 2 unit, garlic powder: 2 tsp
5. 

   5

   Stir drained spaghetti into the pan with sauce; toss to coat. TIP: If needed, stir in more reserved cooking water a splash at a time until pasta is coated in sauce. Taste and season with salt and pepper.
6. 

   6

   Divide pasta between bowls. Sprinkle with remaining Parmesan and serve with garlic bread on the side. Beef is fully cooked when the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees F.