Name: Rigatoni with Beef and Green Olives
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: salt; Pepper; 1 large onion; 3 clove garlic; 1 c. green olives; c. red pepper; 12 oz. 90-percent lean ground beef; 12 oz. rigatoni pasta; 1 tsp. dried oregano; chopped parsley

Step 1Heat large covered saucepot of salted water to boiling on high. Chop onion and garlic. Reserve 1 tablespoon olive brine; drain olives. Halve olives; thinly slice red pepper.

Step 2To 12-inch nonstick skillet, add beef and 1/8 teaspoon salt; cook on medium 5 to 6 minutes or until browned, stirring and breaking up meat with spoon. With slotted spoon, transfer beef to medium bowl.

Step 3Add pasta to boiling water. Cook 2 minutes less than minimum time that label directs, stirring occasionally. Reserve 1/2 cup pasta cooking water. Drain pasta; return to pot.

Step 4To same skillet, add onion, oregano, and 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper. Cook 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add garlic; cook 2 to 3 minutes or until golden, stirring often. Return beef to skillet. Stir in olives, red pepper, and reserved olive brine. Cook 2 minutes or until heated through.

Step 5To pasta in pot, add beef mixture and reserved cooking liquid. Heat on medium 2 minutes or until pasta is cooked, stirring often. Serve in shallow bowls; garnish with parsley.

Rigatoni with Beef and Green Olives

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