Italian Beef with Pesto Pasta

Italian Beef with Pesto Pasta

Ready in 30 minutes Serves 5
This dish most recently appeared in My Gluten Free Bag on Sunday, July 21, 2019.

Ingredients

Pasta

  • 1 pack elbow pasta
  • 1/3 pack baby spinach
  • 1 pack herb pesto

Italian Beef

  • 1 red onion
  • 1 courgette
  • 1 pack beef mince
  • 1 pack Italian blend
  • 1 pack tomato paste
  • 1 can cherry tomatoes
  • 3/4 cup water

Tomatoes

  • 2 tomatoes
  • 1/2 Tbsp GF balsamic vinegar
  • 1/2 Tbsp sugar

To Serve

  • 50g feta cheese

Steps

  1. Cook pasta Bring a large pot of hot salted tap water to the boil with a lid on. Place pasta in pot and cook for about 8 minutes until, tender. Drain and return to pot with a drizzle of oil to prevent sticking. Fold spinach and pesto through cooked pasta and season to taste.
  2. Cook beef Thinly slice onion and grate courgette. Heat a drizzle of oil in a fry-pan on high heat. Cook mince for about 6 minutes, stirring until browned. Add onion, Italian blend, tomato paste and 1 tsp salt. Cook, stirring, for 2 minutes until, fragrant.
  3. Add canned cherry tomatoes and water measure and simmer for about 5 minutes until thickened. Fold through courgette and cook a further 1-2 minutes. Season.
  4. To finish Cut tomatoes into wedges and toss in a bowl with vinegar, sugar, a pinch of salt and a drizzle of oil. Crumble feta.
  5. Serve pasta topped with beef, tomatoes and crumbled feta.

Nutritional Information

Energy 2890 kj
691 kcal
Protein 29.4g
Carbohydrate 63.9g
Fat 34.5g