Dinner in 20 Minutes! 🔥 Cheesy Ground Beef Penne Pasta - So Delicious

This Cheesy Ground Beef Penne Pasta is the ultimate quick weeknight dinner that comes together in just 20 minutes and tastes absolutely incredible! Golden browned ground beef cooked with garlic, butter, sweet onions and a rich tomato base, then simmered with tender zucchini and vibrant red bell pepper, tossed with perfectly cooked penne and finished with a generous handful of melted mozzarella that stretches with every single forkful. It is hearty, comforting, packed with vegetables, and made all in one pan. This is the kind of dinner the whole family will ask for again and again! 🍝 INGREDIENTS For the Beef Sauce: Oil — 2 tbsp Ground beef — 500g Butter — 1 tbsp Garlic — 2 cloves Onion — 1 medium Tomato paste — 1 tbsp Tomato — 2 large Salt & pepper — to taste Paprika powder — 1 tsp Italian herbs — 1 tsp Chicken broth — 200ml (beef broth also works) Zucchini — 1 Red bell pepper — 1 medium Spring onion greens Mozzarella cheese — grated For the Pasta: Penne pasta — 1 cup Salt — 1 tsp Olive oil — 1 tbsp (for boiling) Olive oil — 1 to 2 tbsp (to toss) ⏱️ INSTRUCTIONS Heat 2 tbsp oil in a pan, add the ground beef, press it down to brown, then break it apart and cook until golden Bring a pot of water to the boil with 1 tsp salt and 1 tbsp olive oil Add butter to the beef, then the chopped garlic, stir and cook for a minute Add the chopped onion and cook until soft and glossy Stir in the tomato paste and cook for a minute Boil the penne for 6 to 7 minutes until just under done, then drain and toss with 1 to 2 tbsp olive oil Add the finely chopped tomatoes to the beef and cook for a few minutes until melted down Season with salt, pepper, paprika powder and Italian herbs Pour in the chicken broth and stir Add the chopped zucchini and cook for a few minutes Add the chopped red bell pepper and cook for a few minutes Stir in the boiled pasta and chopped spring onion greens Cover and simmer on low heat for 5 minutes Uncover, add the grated mozzarella, mix through and serve