Slow Cooker Beef Pasta
This Slow Cooker Beef Pasta delivers 70g protein and 540 calories per serving — the highest-protein pasta option for serious lifters. Batch-preps 10 servings hands-off in your slow cooker, meaning you set it and cover your meals for 5+ days. Built for anyone structuring their week around hitting 200g+ daily protein without cooking twice.
Ingredients
- •3 lbs 96/4 Ground Beef
Extra-lean ground beef (96% lean / 4% fat). Walmart carries Great Value 96/4.
- •0.7 lbs Bacon
- •672 g Rotini Pasta, cooked to almost done
- •3 Yellow Onion, diced(450g)
- •16 oz Low Sodium Beef Broth
- •1 tbsp Yellow Onion
- •1 tbsp Garlic powder
- •2 tbsp Garlic
- •28 oz Canned Diced Tomatoes
- •5 tbsp Sweet Pickle Relish
Sweet pickle relish. Found near ketchup and mustard.
- •800 g Cottage Cheese (2%)
1% or 2% small-curd cottage cheese. Good Cultures or Daisy brand.
- •2 Fat-Free Cheddar Cheese(454g)
- •1 cup Skim Milk
Instructions
- 1Mix beef with marinade ingredients and place in slow cooker
- 2Cook on high for 2-3 hours
- 3Cook beef bacon separately
- 4Cook pasta to almost done
- 5Blend sauce ingredients together
- 6Cook diced onions in bone broth until all liquid evaporates and onions are browned
- 7Combine all ingredients together
- 8Portion into 10 meal prep containers
Nutrition — Per Serving
540
calories
70g
protein
11g
fat
- Carbohydrates
- 46g
10 servings per batch
Macro data sourced from USDA FoodData Central
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How much protein does Slow Cooker Beef Pasta have per serving?
Each serving delivers 70g of protein and 540 calories, with 11g fat and 46g carbs — a lean, protein-forward option for hitting daily targets. This is one of the highest protein yields per calorie in the pasta category.
How many servings does Slow Cooker Beef Pasta batch?
The recipe makes 10 servings in a slow cooker, meaning you can prep an entire week of lunches or dinners in one cooking session. Set it in the morning and portions are ready by evening.
Is Slow Cooker Beef Pasta good for muscle gain?
At 70g protein per serving with moderate calories, this recipe is built for muscle gain phases where protein intake is the priority. The 46g carbs per serving support training performance and recovery.
