High-Protein Cream Cheese Pasta
A quick high-protein cream cheese pasta with lean ground beef, tomatoes, passata, and light cheese. Great for easy meal prep and rich, creamy pasta cravings.
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Quick Cream Cheese Pasta
A quick, creamy, high-protein pasta with lean ground beef, cherry tomatoes, light cream cheese, and grated cheese. Great for preparing ahead and reheating during the week.
3
Servings
20 min
Cook time
513
Calories
50 g
Protein
Ingredients
11 itemsServings
400 g Lean ground beef
160 g Spaghetti
200 g Cherry tomatoes
150 ml Passata (strained tomato)- light
200 g Light cream cheese - light
40 g Light shredded cheese 
10 ml Balsamic vinegar
Garlic powder
Oregano
Salt
Black pepper
Required equipment
- Stovetop
Instructions
8 steps- 1
Cook
160 g Spaghetti according to the package instructions, then drain it. - 2
Wash and halve
200 g Cherry tomatoes. - 3
Brown
400 g Lean ground beef in a pan until crumbly. - 4
Add the halved
Cherry tomatoes to the pan and mix everything. - 5
Add
150 ml Passata (strained tomato), 10 ml Balsamic vinegar, 200 g Light cream cheese to the pan.
Season everything with Garlic powder, Oregano, Salt and Black pepper. - 6
Stir everything well until the sauce is creamy and evenly combined.
- 7
Add
40 g Light shredded cheese and stir until melted into the sauce. - 8
Add the cooked
Spaghetti to the pan and mix well until the pasta is coated with the sauce.
Nutrition per servingCalculated from the ingredients used at 3 servings.
513
Kcal
50 g
Protein
44 g
Carbohydrates
14 g
Fat
Recipe details
Published
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