Mexican pasta with cheese and minced meat

This Mexican-style pasta with cheese and ground meat in a skillet is the perfect combination of spicy flavor and creamy cheese. This step-by-step recipe makes it easy to prepare this hearty dish that the whole family is sure to love. Quick and easy to make, it will become a favorite for any dinner.

Step-by-step recipe

Step 1:

Add tomatoes, onion, garlic, sugar, and salt to a blender. Blend until relatively smooth.

Step 2:

Place the saucepan over high heat and add olive oil for frying. Pour the resulting mixture into the saucepan.

Step 3:

Stir the sauce constantly until it begins to boil. Remove the sauce from the heat.

Step 4:

Place another container on the stove and pour in 2 liters of water. Salt the water and add a little olive oil.

Step 5:

Add the pasta to boiling water. Cook for 5 minutes and remove from the water.

Step 6:

Grate the mozzarella and set it aside.

Step 7:

Place a frying pan over high heat, pour in olive oil, add finely chopped onion and a crushed head of garlic. Stir.

Step 8:

Lightly fry the onion in oil (do not let it brown), add the ground beef, and mix thoroughly. Season with salt and pepper.

Step 9:

Simmer until all the liquid from the minced meat has evaporated.

Step 10:

Add the sauce, oregano, and pepper to the browned minced meat and continue cooking until the sauce begins to be absorbed into the meat.

Step 11:

Add the cooked pasta to the minced meat and sprinkle with a little mozzarella. Stir and top with the remaining mozzarella.

Step 12:

Simmer, covered, until the mozzarella is melted and the pasta is softened.

Cooking tips

You can use any other type of hard or semi-hard cheese instead of mozzarella or as a topping.

Substitute soy ground beef for a hearty vegetarian dish. Serve hot!