Pasta with Ground Beef and Creamy Tomato Sauce

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.

Cook 500 g of pasta until al dente according to package directions.

Drain the cooked pasta.

Reserve 100 ml of the pasta cooking water.

Heat a pan over medium-high heat without oil.

Add 650 g of ground beef to the pan.

Cook the ground beef until nicely browned and it releases its natural juices.

Dice 1 onion.

Add the diced onion to the ground beef in the pan.

Cook the onion until softened.

Season the mixture with 1 tsp salt and 0.5 tsp black pepper.

Finely chop 3 cloves of garlic.

Add the chopped garlic to the pan.

Cook everything for 5 minutes.

Add 1 tbsp sweet paprika, 2 tbsp tomato paste, and 400 g tomato passata.

Stir all ingredients well.

Cook the tomato mixture for a few minutes to develop the flavors.

Dissolve 1 beef bouillon cube in 200 ml water.

Pour the dissolved bouillon into the sauce.

Let the sauce simmer until slightly thickened.

Pour 100 ml liquid cream into the simmering meat sauce.

Stir well to combine the ingredients.

Add the drained pasta directly to the pan with the meat sauce.

Add 100 ml of reserved pasta cooking water to the sauce and pasta.

Stir thoroughly over low heat.

Continue stirring until the sauce becomes glossy and completely coats each piece of pasta.

Serve the pasta on plates.

Sprinkle generously with grated Parmesan.

Garnish with chopped fresh parsley.

Optionally, you can also add a pinch of red pepper flakes for spiciness.