Mushroom Pasta

Ingredients

• •1 lb ground beef
• 🧅1, thinly sliced large onion
• 🧄3, minced garlic cloves
• •2 cups sliced mushrooms
• •12 oz shell pasta
• 🥣2 cups beef broth
• •2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 🧈2 tablespoons butter
• 🫒1 tablespoon olive oil
• 🧅1 teaspoon onion powder
• 🧂1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 🧂to taste salt
• •for garnish fresh parsley
• 🧂a pinch (optional) red pepper flakes

Instructions

1. 1Cook the pasta according to package directions until just al dente. Drain and set aside.
2. 2Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the ground beef, breaking it apart as it browns. Season with salt, pepper, and onion powder. Cook until deeply browned and crispy in spots, about 6–7 minutes. Remove and set aside.
3. 3In the same skillet, add butter. Toss in the sliced onions and cook low and slow until they're golden and sweet, about 8–10 minutes. Stir occasionally so they caramelize but don't burn.
4. 4Add the mushrooms and garlic. Cook until the mushrooms release their moisture and turn golden at the edges, about 5 minutes.
5. 5Return the beef to the skillet. Pour in the beef broth and Worcestershire sauce. Let it simmer and reduce slightly until it thickens into a glossy, savory sauce, about 4–5 minutes.
6. 6Toss the cooked pasta into the skillet. Stir everything together until every shell is coated in that rich, buttery sauce.
7. 7Garnish with fresh parsley and a tiny sprinkle of red pepper flakes if you like a little kick.
8. 8Serve it up while it's hot.