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Mexican-style British Beef Bolognese with Tomato Salsa
We think you'll love this Mexican-style take on a classic Bolognese pasta. You'll sizzle juicy British beef mince with vibrant veg in a rich tomato sauce, adding warm ancho chilli and creamy yoghurt for a twist. The add a generous helping of cheese. Brown rice fusilli soak all the flavour. A refreshing tomato salsa on top balances the heat
Ready in 20
High protein
6 plants
Serving size
Ingredients
- 1 onion (use half)
- 140g beef mince (british beef mince (10% fat))
- 1 pepper (use half)
- 110g baby tomatoes (use half)
- 1 tbsp ancho spice blend (use half) (Salt, Ancho Chilli Powder, Paprika, Cumin, Black Pepper, Coriander, Cinnamon, Garlic Powder, Oregano, Smoked Paprika)
- 80g greek style yoghurt (use a quarter) (Milk)
- 2 tbsp tomato purée (use half)
- 3 garlic clove
- 20g italian hard cheese (use half) (Eggs, Milk) (cow's milk, salt, microbial rennet, preservative (lysozyme protein from egg).)
- 140g sweetcorn (use half) (sweetcorn, water, salt)
- 1 unwaxed lime (use half)
- 1 handful of fresh flat-leaf parsley (use half)
- 120g brown rice fusilli pasta (use half) (Soya) (Brown rice flour 100%)
Nutritional Information
Calories: 687
Protein: 43g
Carbs: 72g
Fat: 25g
Ingredients
- 280g beef mince (british beef mince (10% fat))
- 1 handful of fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 1 unwaxed lime
- 3 garlic clove
- 80g greek style yoghurt (use half) (Milk)
- 140g sweetcorn (sweetcorn, water, salt)
- 1 onion
- 110g baby tomatoes
- 120g brown rice fusilli pasta (Soya) (Brown rice flour 100%)
- 1 pepper
- 2 tbsp tomato purée
- 1 tbsp ancho spice blend (Salt, Ancho Chilli Powder, Paprika, Cumin, Black Pepper, Coriander, Cinnamon, Garlic Powder, Oregano, Smoked Paprika)
- 20g italian hard cheese (Eggs, Milk) (cow's milk, salt, microbial rennet, preservative (lysozyme protein from egg).)
Nutritional Information
Calories: 680
Protein: 44g
Carbs: 71g
Fat: 25g
Mexican-style British Beef Bolognese with Tomato Salsa
We think you'll love this Mexican-style take on a classic Bolognese pasta. You'll sizzle juicy British beef mince with vibrant veg in a rich tomato sauce, adding warm ancho chilli and creamy yoghurt for a twist. The add a generous helping of cheese. Brown rice fusilli soak all the flavour. A refreshing tomato salsa on top balances the heat
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Cooking Instructions
Before you start
- Bring a medium saucepan filled with salted water to a boil
- Pull out a large frying pan, a grater, a sieve, a small bowl & a measuring jug
Cook the pasta & prep
- Add the fusilli to the saucepan and boil for 10-11 mins, until cooked, then drain
- Meanwhile, deseed and finely dice the pepper. Finely dice the onion. Finely chop or crush the garlic. Drain the sweetcorn
Time to fry
- Heat the large frying pan with 1/2 tsp oil on medium-high heat. Once hot, add the beef, pepper, onion and sweetcorn
- Cook for 5 mins, breaking up the mince with a wooden spoon, until golden brown. Season with salt and pepper
Make the salsa
- Meanwhile, quarter the tomatoes. Halve the lime. Roughly chop the parsley
- To the small bowl, add the tomatoes, juice from half the lime, half the parsley and a pinch of salt and pepper. Toss to combine, then set aside
Build the flavour
- Add the ancho spice blend, tomato puree and garlic to the beef pan. Cook for 2 mins, then stir in 150ml water (75ml for 1 person). Bring to the boil and simmer for 3-4 mins, until thickened
- Finely grate the cheese, then stir half into the sauce with the cooked pasta. Remove from the heat and stir through the half pack of yoghurt and the juice from the remaining lime. Taste and season if needed. Add a splash of water if it's too thick
Plate up
- Share the pasta between bowls. Sprinkle over the remaining cheese and top with the salsa. Scatter over the remaining parsley to finish
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