Apples And Ground Beef Pasta

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 lb ground beef
• 3 apples, chopped
• 1 onion, chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 (28 ounce) cans diced tomatoes, undrained
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 dashes pepper
• 1 pinch sugar
• 12 ounces whole wheat pasta (bowtie or spiral works well but use what you love)

Recipe

• 1 cook pasta according to package directions.
• 2 while pasta cooks, crumble beef into frying pan and brown with onions and garlic.
• 3 when pasta is done, rinse with cold water to stop the cooking and set aside.
• 4 drain fat from the pan of ground beef.
• 5 place contents of cans of tomatoes into pan, along with apples and spices.
• 6 allow to simmer for about 20 minutes, or until everything becomes saucy and the apple pieces become tender.
• 7 serve sauce over pasta.
• 8 and leftovers from this are heavenly.