Original Recipes:

• Farm Girl Gourmet

Ingredients:

• 1/2 onion
• 1/2 lb ground beef
• .75 lb black beans (rinsed and drained if canned)
• 2 cups stock
• 2 cups water
• 1/2 lb pasta
• 1 Tbsp corn starch
• 1 Tbsp chili powder
• 2 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp sugar
• 2 tsp salt (assumes no salt added beans and stock. Reduce if there are other sources of salt)
• 3/4 tsp paprika
• 1/4 tsp cayenne
• pinch crushed red pepper flakes
• 2 oz shredded miyokos cheese

Steps:

1. sweat onion over medium low heat with 1/4 tsp salt
2. remove onion, increase heat to medium high and brown ground beef
3. return onion, add spices, and cook for 1 minute
4. add corn starch, beans, pasta, stock, water stir to combine
5. bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer, and cook uncovered until the pasta is done. Add more water if needed (uncovered is definitely better than covered).
6. add the cheese and stir to combine.