Beef Pennette Bolognaise with Cavelo Nero

Beef Pennette Bolognaise with Cavelo Nero

Ready in 30 minutes Serves 5
This dish most recently appeared in My Classic (5 Nights For 4) on Sunday, April 23, 2017.

The flavours of Italy, fresh to your table.


Ingredients

BEEF BOLOGNAISE SAUCE

  • 1 brown onion
  • 1 carrot
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 600g beef mince
  • 2 teaspoons bolognaise herbs
  • 70g tomato paste
  • 1 can chopped tomatoes
  • 1 cup beef stock
  • 2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons tomato sauce
  • ½ bunch cavelo nero, stalk removed and leaves thinly sliced

PENNETTE

  • 500g pennette pasta

TO SERVE

  • 1 cup grated Colby cheese

Steps

  1. a large pot of salted water to the boil.
  2. Finely dice onion; grate carrot; mince garlic. Set all aside. Heat a drizzle of oil in a large fry-pan on high heat. Cook mince for 3-4 minutes, breaking up with a wooden spoon as it cooks, until browned. Add onion, carrot, garlic and bolognaise herbs and cook for 3-4 minutes, until veggies are tender.
  3. While veggies are cooking, cook pennette pasta in pot of boiling water for about 8 minutes, until tender with a slight bite. Drain well, return to pot and toss with a little oil to prevent sticking.
  4. When veggies are tender, add tomato paste, canned tomatoes, stock, vinegar, salt and tomato sauce to pan with mince mixture. Reduce heat to medium-high, bring to a simmer and cook for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until sauce has reduced and thickened slightly.
  5. Once sauce is cooked, season to taste with salt and pepper. Add cavelo nero to pan and cook for about 2 minutes, until tender. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
  6. place pennette into bowls and spoon over beef bolognaise sauce. Sprinkle with cheese .

Nutritional Information

Energy 2650 kj
633 kcal
Protein 47.9g
Carbohydrate 76.6g
Fat 15.0g