Creamy Beef and Shells

🧂 Ingredients

• 8 oz medium shells
• 1 tablespoon olive oil

  (extra virgin)
• ¼ cup white onion

  (diced, or use yellow onion)
• ½ tablespoon garlic

  (minced)
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• ¼ cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
• ¼ teaspoon each, salt & pepper

  (to taste)
• 2 cups beef broth
• 15 oz tomato sauce
• 4 oz cream cheese

  (softened, cubed)
• 2 cups cheddar cheese

  (grated)

Instructions

• 1 In a large pot of salted water, cook the pasta shells to an al dente texture
  (firm to the bite). Usually 1-2 minutes less than the package instructions.
  Drain, rinse, and set aside.
• 2 Heat a large skillet or non-stick frying pan with the olive oil to medium high
  heat. Once the oil begins to shimmer, add the diced onion and minced garlic.
  Saute until beginning to turn translucent and tender, about 3-4 minutes.
• 3 Add the ground beef and cook until browned, crumbling the beef as it cooks. Once
  the hamburger is browned, add the flour, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper and
  stir them into the browned ground beef.
• 4 Slowly stir in the beef broth and tomato sauce, then bring the sauce to a low
  boil. Reduce heat and simmer for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally as the
  sauce thickens.
• 5 Add the cream cheese and grated cheddar cheese, stirring the sauce to melt the
  cheese. Once melted, add the cooked pasta shells and stir to combine. Allow to
  simmer for 2-3 minutes before serving.

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