QUICK SLOPPY JOE PASTA

Quick Sloppy Joe Pasta image

Sloppy Joe with a kick! Picky eaters like this pasta because it taste like Sloppy Joes, yet it has their green veggies in there too!

Provided by Lori

Categories Main Dish Recipes Pasta

Time 50m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 12

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Ingredients

1 pound ground beef
½ small onion, chopped
1 teaspoon ground thyme
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 pinch garlic powder
1 ½ cups tomato sauce
1 teaspoon brown sugar
½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 small zucchini, chopped
2 cups uncooked rotini pasta
2 cups frozen whole kernel corn

Steps:

Heat a 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add ground beef and onion. Cook, stirring occasionally, until beef is brown, 8 to 10 minutes. Add thyme, salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Drain meat.
Pour in tomato sauce, brown sugar, and Worcestershire. Stir in zucchini, pasta, and corn; bring to a boil. Reduce heat slightly. Cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, until pasta is tender, about 15 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 471.5 calories, Carbohydrate 57.2 g, Cholesterol 71 mg, Fat 15.2 g, Fiber 5.4 g, Protein 28.9 g, SaturatedFat 5.6 g, Sodium 1144.2 mg, Sugar 9.7 g