Penne with ground meat, white wine and rosemary

Penne with ground meat, white wine and rosemary

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Simple Romanian pasta: ground beef cooked in olive oil, simmered in white wine with whole garlic cloves, flavored with rosemary and basil, served over pen…

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Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time30 min
  • Total45 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfrying pan
  • Estimated cost$9.39 $2.35 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $5.18
  • $0.27
  • $0.26
  • $0.82
  • $0.03
  • $0.27
  • $0.44
  • $0.31
  • $1.81

Prices from US supermarkets for 7 of 9 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Heat olive oil in a frying pan and add the ground meat, stirring constantly.
  2. Add water, about a cup, more or less depending on the desired thickness of the sauce. ≈ 3 min
  3. Once the meat is cooked through, season with salt and pepper, and add the wine and whole garlic cloves. ≈ 2 min
  4. Cook for 15 to 20 minutes.
  5. Remove from the heat and add the chopped rosemary and fresh basil. ≈ 3 min
  6. While you’re doing that, cook the pasta according to the package instructions.
  7. Remove the garlic cloves and pour the sauce over the pasta. ≈ 3 min
  8. Grate the cheese over the top and serve immediately. ≈ 8 min

The bill

Penne with ground meat, white wine and rosemary

  • 500 to 600 grams of ground beef$5.18
  • rosemary$0.27
  • Basil$0.26
  • 200 to 250 grams of white wine$0.82
  • salt$0.03
  • pepper$0.27
  • 2 to 3 tablespoons of olive oil$0.44
  • 3 to 4 cloves of garlic$0.31
  • 150 g of hard cheese, such as cheddar or Parmesan$1.81

Total$9.39

that's $2.35 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 500 to 600 grams of ground beef
  • rosemary
  • Basil
  • water
  • 200 to 250 grams of white wine
  • salt
  • pepper
  • 2 to 3 tablespoons of olive oil
  • 3 to 4 cloves of garlic
  • 150 g of hard cheese, such as cheddar or Parmesan
  • One package of penne pasta

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