I make this Cheesy Penne with Garlic Butter Ground Beef when you and I want a cozy, family‑friendly pasta dinner that feels like restaurant comfort food but comes together in about 30 minutes on a weeknight. You get tender penne coated in a garlic butter cream sauce, plenty of savory ground beef, and a stretchy blanket of mozzarella and Parmesan that clings to every bite. It’s the kind of skillet pasta that hits all the cravings at once—creamy, cheesy, garlicky, and satisfying without being fussy.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
This recipe is built for busy nights: the pasta boils while you brown the beef and build the sauce, so everything comes together fast in one main skillet. The garlic butter base and Italian seasoning make it taste like something you’d order at a casual Italian‑American restaurant, but the ingredient list stays simple and budget‑friendly. Because you finish it with both mozzarella and Parmesan, every forkful is rich and cheesy, and the leftovers reheat surprisingly well for lunch the next day.
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