This hearty and meaty beefaroni recipe is quick and easy to make. Its healthy, comforting, and packed full of wondrous Italian flavors. 

There arent many things in life that I love as much as pasta with meat sauce. So it probably goes without saying that Im a huge fan of this beefaroni recipe. This dish is simple in the weightier way. Its macaroni with ground beef, tomato sauce, lots of garlic, and some vital Italian seasonings. What increasingly could you want? 

Beefaroni unchangingly reminds me of diaper in a wonderful way. Its such a cozy and comforting dish, but its moreover hearty and healthy. And this recipe is super easy, and only takes well-nigh 35 minutes from start to finish, so you can whip it up on a weekday without work. The sauce is garlicky and herby, the meat is tender and salty, and if youre anything like me, youll always go when for seconds. 

Why Youll Love This Easy Well-padded Pasta

This is one of my favorite Italian recipes to make. Heres why I know youll love it every bit as much as I do. 

• So quick and easy. Im a parishioner that succulent and comforting meals shouldnt take too long to make. This recipe only takes 35 minutes, and it only uses ingredients that are probably once in your cupboard, pantry, and fridge. 
• Storable. This is a unconfined meal to make a big batch of. It stores well in the fridge and in the freezer, so you can have leftover beefaroni unendingly youre starving it. 
• Comforting. I think everyone should have a few repletion foods that they can melt up unendingly they need them. This is one of mine, and it should be one of yours, too. This beefaroni recipe is so comforting and soothing, it will instantly put a smile on your face. 

Ingredients Needed

Heres everything you need to make this 35-minute pasta dish. Scroll to the marrow of the vendible to find the recipe vellum if you want to know the word-for-word amounts for each ingredient.

• Elbow macaroni You can use other pasta shapes if youre in a pinch, but its definitely weightier with elbow macaroni.
• Ground whinge I recommend using lean ground whinge for this recipe.
• Onion Yellow onions are weightier for beefaroni, but white and red onions will moreover work.
• Garlic
• Garlic powder
• Italian seasoning
• Salt
• Black pepper If possible, unchangingly use freshly-cracked woebegone pepper.
• Tomato sauce 

What is Italian Seasoning?

Italian seasoning is a very worldwide spice tousle that you can find in pretty much any grocery store. Every visitor has its own recipe, but its usually made of zestless basil, thyme, rosemary, marjoram, and oregano. If you dont have any Italian seasoning, you can just use some of those zestless herbs. 

How to Make Beefaroni

Heres how to make this easy, well-padded dish.

• Cook the whinge and onions. Put the ground whinge and the onions in a large skillet. Melt until the meat is brown and the onions are soft.
• Add garlic. Add the garlic to the skillet and melt until fragrant, well-nigh 1 minute.
• Finish the sauce. Add all of the seasonings and the tomato sauce. Bring the mixture to a simmer and melt for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.

• Cook the pasta. While the sauce cooks, bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add the pasta and melt equal to the instructions on the package.
• Finish. Drain the pasta and add it to the meat sauce. Toss to combine, then serve immediately.

Tricks and Tips

Here are a few tips to help you make the weightier possible beefaroni.

• Really brown the meat. When it comes to cooking ground beef, verisimilitude equals flavor. The increasingly verisimilitude you get on the meat, the increasingly savor it will have. When cooking the ground whinge for this recipe, make sure that youve really browned it surpassing moving on to the next step. If the meat isnt browning much, turn up the heat.
• Use fresh garlic. Garlic is one of the stars of this recipe. To make sure you get the weightier savor possible, unchangingly use fresh garlic. Avoid garlic that is pre-minced or pre-peeled.
• Salt the water. Whenever you make pasta, you should unchangingly heavily salt the water that youre cooking it in. This ensures that the pasta itself, and not just the sauce, is well seasoned.  

What to Serve It With

Whenever I make beefaroni, I serve it with some nice Italian side dishes. Here are a few of my favorites.

• Cheesy Garlic Bread
• Basil Garlic Bread
• Chicken Caesar Salad
• Italian Cheese Pull Apart Bread
• Rosemary Focaccia
• Roasted Brussels Sprouts

How to Store and Reheat Leftovers

Leftover beefaroni will last for 4 days in the fridge if you store it in an snapped container. You can reheat it in the microwave in 20-second increments. It’s just as good, if not better, the next day!

Can This Recipe Be Frozen?

Definitely! I love to freeze this recipe for easy meals. Make sure to tomfool the beefaroni fully, then place it in an snapped container and store it in the freezer for up to 3 months. Defrost or thaw entirely surpassing reheating.

More Easy Pasta Recipes

Its nonflexible to write-up a good pasta dish. And its really hard to write-up a good and easy pasta dish. Here are a few increasingly of my favorites.

• Sun-Dried Tomato Pasta
• Creamy Avocado Pasta
• Pistachio Cream Pasta
• Sausage Penne Pasta
• Chicken Chorizo Pasta

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