Creamy Tomato Beef Pasta

     I love one pot meals!  This meal resembles a "spruced up" Hamburger Helper.  You can swap out the ground beef for ground turkey or ground chicken.  I've also used a rotisserie chicken.  We prefer cellentani pasta (corkscrew type.)  I usually serve this dish with a nice side salad and fresh green beans.  Enjoy! Diane 

Creamy Tomato Beef Pasta 
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Ingredients

1 Tablespoons butter 
1 teaspoon olive oil 
2 minced garlic cloves 
1 diced onion
1 Pound ground beef 
1 Tablespoon dried Italian herbs 
2 Tablespoons tomato paste
14 oz can petite diced tomatoes 
1/2 tsp red pepper flakes, optional
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
4 cups chicken broth 
12oz dried pasta: cellentani, penne, bow tie, rotini or elbow macaroni
3/4 cup heavy cream

Topping before Serving: 
Grated Parmesan Cheese 

Directions

1. Heat the butter and oil on medium high heat in a large pot. Cook the onion for 5 minutes, add in the garlic the last minute.
2. Add in the ground beef and cook until you can no longer see pink in the meat. Add the Italian herbs and cook for 30 seconds, then add tomato paste.
3. Add in the diced tomato, chicken broth, salt, pepper and red pepper flakes.  Stir, then add the pasta.
4. Bring the liquid to a boil, then lower slightly - place a lid on the pot and cook for 15 minutes, stirring every couple of minutes then more frequently towards the end to ensure pasta doesn't stick to the bottom of the pot.
5. Add cream, then simmer for the final 1 to 2 minutes. 
6. Serve with grated parmesan.