Fettuccine with Cheesy Meat Sauce

This recipe is based off one of my favorite dinners growing up that my mom would make. She called it “Slop” and it consisted of egg noodles, ground beef, American cheese, onions, peppers, and brown gravy from a jar. I wanted to make a healthier version of one of my childhood favorites that I had been missing. I replaced the egg noodles with Cappello’s fettuccine (you can also use paleocupboard.com’s pasta recipe) and the American cheese with grass-fed gouda cheese. Instead of using brown gravy from a jar, I made my sauce with bacon fat, tapioca flour, and beef broth. This is perfect for when you want some comfort food. It is delicious and satisfying and doesn’t leave you feeling guilty after!

Fettuccine with Cheesy Meat Sauce

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Ingredients

• 1 pack Cappello's fettuccine (or paleocupboard.com pasta recipe)
• 1 lb grass-fed ground beef
• 2 cups beef broth
• 1 yellow onion chopped
• 2 tbsp bacon fat separated
• 1 tsp tapioca flour
• 3/4 cup grass-fed gouda cheese shredded
• 1 red and green pepper chopped
• 2 tsp garlic powder separated
• 1/2 tsp onion powder

Servings:

Instructions

1. Heat up a large skillet and add 1 tbsp bacon fat
2. Add in onion and peppers and mix around in pan.
3. Saute until al-dente
4. Add in ground beef and break up
5. Add in garlic powder, onion, powder, salt and pepper and mix together
6. In a separate sauce pan add in 1 tbsp bacon fat with tapioca flour and mix together
7. Add in beef broth and bring to a boil
8. Stir and turn off burner
9. Bring another pot of water to a boil and add in the fettuccine
10. Cook for 60-90 seconds and drain
11. Add fettuccine to beef mixture and mix together
12. Add in gravy and cheese and stir until cheese is melted

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