Easy-Peasy Noodle Dinner

If you are just getting home today and have no idea what to make. Stop. Look in your cupboards for some noodles (most any kind will do). Open your freezer and grab a bag of frozen veggies (peas preferably). Brown some ground meat, add seasonings and a touch of olive oil, and voila; you have a one pot, well-rounded dinner ready to go for you and your family!

I love making an easy one pot meal for dinner, especially when it tastes so good! I make this meal (or one of many variations of it) at least a couple of times a month for a quick, last minute, don’t-have-to-think-much meal. I’ll have to give credit where credit is do though; my Easy-Peasy Noodle Dinner recipe inspiration came from friends of mine in high school. I have been making my version of it ever since I had that dinner in their home! Thank you, Pillsburys! 🙂

Bialetti Pasta Pot

My all time favorite pot for this meal is the Bialetti Pasta Pot!!! It’s only $29.99 on Amazon; and it makes it SO easy and convenient to cook any kind of pasta! Seriously! Andrew and I got it as a wedding gift, and I have used it repeatedly over the last year and a half – way more than I expected. I have been so happy with it! Cook pasta in minutes with ease!

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Easy Peasy Noodle Dinner

Grab some noodles, ground meat, peas, seasonings and olive oil and you have everything you need for a nutritious dinner in minutes! Delicious, super simple, easy-peasy meal!

Course

Main Dish

Prep Time

20 minutes

Servings

people

Ingredients

• 1 (16 oz) Parmesan cheese (Spirals and elbow noodles are my most often go-to.)
• 1 lb ground meat, browned and sausage seasoned *See my sausage seasoning recipe link below! 🙂
• 1 bag frozen peas
• 6-8 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne (Adjust depending on how spicy you like it, or set it out on the table for people to add more spice on their own!)
• Parmesan cheese (Optional)

Course Main Dish Prep Time 20 minutes Servings people Ingredients 1 (16 oz) Parmesan cheese (Spirals and elbow noodles are my most often go-to.) 1 lb ground meat, browned and sausage seasoned *See my sausage seasoning recipe link below! 🙂 1 bag frozen peas 6-8 tablespoons olive oil 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons oregano 1/4 teaspoon cayenne (Adjust depending on how spicy you like it, or set it out on the table for people to add more spice on their own!) Parmesan cheese (Optional)

Instructions

1. Cook noodles according to package directions in a large pot, drain, pour back into pot, and save for later. Pour bag of frozen peas, olive oil, and seasonings into still hot noodles, mix, cover, and put over medium-low heat. While noodles are cooking and in a non-stick skillet, brown ground meat; sausage season. Add sausage seasoned meat to the noodles, peas, olive oil, and seasonings. Allow all ingredients to heat through on medium-low (about 5-7 minutes). Serve and enjoy! Sprinkle parmesan cheese on each helping for extra goodness!

   

Recipe Notes

*See my basic sausage seasoning recipe here!