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.
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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 |