Beef Pepper Pasta Pot (Print Version)

# Ingredients:

→ Main Ingredients

01 - 2 tbsp cooking oil
02 - 1 lb thin-cut steak strips (ribeye or sirloin)
03 - 2 cups pasta tubes
04 - 1 1/4 cups grated mozzarella

→ Vegetables

05 - 1 cup chopped bell pepper (from 1 medium)
06 - 1 cup diced onion (from 1 medium)
07 - 8 ounces fresh mushroom slices

→ Sauce

08 - 2 cups beef stock
09 - 1/2 cup thick cream
10 - 1 tbsp thickening starch
11 - 1 tsp English sauce

→ Seasonings

12 - 1 tsp coarse salt
13 - 1/4 tsp ground pepper
14 - 1/2 tsp powdered garlic

# Instructions:

01 - Pour cooking oil into a big pan over medium-high flame. Toss in bell pepper, onion, and mushrooms and stir until they soften, roughly 5 minutes.
02 - Toss sliced meat into the veggie mix and sprinkle with salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Let it brown for just 2-3 minutes.
03 - Blend thickening starch, beef stock, thick cream, and English sauce together until it's smooth. Dump this mix into your pan.
04 - Toss in pasta tubes, wait till bubbling. Turn down heat, put a lid on, and let it simmer for 15 minutes, giving it a stir now and then.
05 - Mix in 1/2 cup grated mozzarella, then scatter the rest on top. Cover and cook another 5 minutes till it's all melty.

# Notes:

01 - Thinner steak cuts work best in this dish
02 - You can swap any small pasta shape instead of tubes
03 - Make sauce runnier or thicker by changing the starch or stock amounts