Beef Pasta Bolognese with Parmesan & Basil

Beef Pasta Bolognese with Parmesan & Basil

Ready in 30 minutes • Serves 2
This dish most recently appeared in Fresh Start Choice (4 Nights For 2) on Sunday, September 1, 2024.
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Our delightful twist on a traditional Italian favourite will have you romanticising over steamy plates of Bolognese sauce. Packed full of goodness, this beefy meal is balanced with carrot ribbons and pulse pasta.

Ingredients

Bolognese

  • 200g mushrooms, grated
  • 1/2 tsp oil
  • 250g lean beef mince
  • 1/2 pack aromatic Italian spices
  • 1/2 tsp cornflour
  • 25g tomato paste
  • 200g tomato passata
  • 1/3 cup water
  • 1/4 tsp salt

Penne

  • 1 carrot, peeled into ribbons
  • 1/3 pack pulse penne pasta
  • 50g baby spinach

To Serve

  • 2 Tbsp grated Parmesan
  • 1/2 bunch basil

Steps

  1. Bring a large pot of salted water to the boil.
  2. Grate mushrooms. Heat oil in a large frypan on medium-high heat. Cook mushrooms for about 3 minutes, until softened. Add beef and cook for 4-5 minutes, until starting to brown. Add measure of spices, cornflour and tomato paste and cook for about 1 minute, until fragrant.
  3. Add tomato passata, water and salt measure to pan and cook for about 5 minutes, until thickened. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
  4. Peel carrot into ribbons. Cook pasta in pot of boiling water for 6-8 minutes, until tender. Add carrot and spinach to pot, drain and season to taste with salt and pepper.
  5. Plate pasta topped with Bolognese, Parmesan and basil leaves.

Nutritional Information

Energy 1859 kj
444 kcal
Protein 44.6g
Carbohydrate 37.8g
Fat 10.1g