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Beef Bolognese with Brown Rice Penne, Tenderstem Broccoli & Toasted Pine Nuts
A hearty bolognese, starring fresh tomatoes and sundried tomato paste with British beef mince. Add garlic, basil and parsley paste for Italian flavour. Then toss it all together with wholesome brown rice penne and tenderstem broccoli for greens. Ready in 20 mins!
Ready in 20
High protein
1/3 daily fibre
4 of 5 a day
Low sat fat
Serving size
Ingredients
- 10g beef stock powder (Yeast Extract, Chicory Extract, Natural Flavouring, Salt, Onion Powder, Beef Stock Powder, Rapeseed Oil, Tomato Powder.)
- 120g brown rice penne pasta (Soya) (Brown rice flour 100%)
- 180g Tenderstem broccoli
- 200g passata (tomatoes, salt, citric acid)
- 1 tbsp garlic, basil and parsley paste (garlic puree, basil, rapeseed oil, parsley, sea salt, acidity regulator: citric acid)
- 2 tbsp sundried tomato paste (Tomato Puree, Sundried Tomatoes, Rapeseed Oil, Water, Pine Kernels, Salt)
- 280g beef mince (british beef mince (10% fat))
- 110g baby tomatoes
- 1 onion
- 10g pine nuts
- 1 carrot
Nutritional Information
Calories: 741
Protein: 45g
Carbs: 72g
Fat: 31g
Ingredients
- 10g beef stock powder (use half) (Yeast Extract, Chicory Extract, Natural Flavouring, Salt, Onion Powder, Beef Stock Powder, Rapeseed Oil, Tomato Powder.)
- 110g baby tomatoes (use half)
- 1 carrot (use half)
- 1 tbsp garlic, basil and parsley paste (use half) (garlic puree, basil, rapeseed oil, parsley, sea salt, acidity regulator: citric acid)
- 1 onion (use half)
- 180g Tenderstem broccoli (use half)
- 120g brown rice penne pasta (use half) (Soya) (Brown rice flour 100%)
- 10g pine nuts (use half)
- 140g beef mince (british beef mince (10% fat))
- 2 tbsp sundried tomato paste (use half) (Tomato Puree, Sundried Tomatoes, Rapeseed Oil, Water, Pine Kernels, Salt)
- 200g passata (use half) (tomatoes, salt, citric acid)
Nutritional Information
Calories: 728
Protein: 43g
Carbs: 72g
Fat: 30g
Beef Bolognese with Brown Rice Penne, Tenderstem Broccoli & Toasted Pine Nuts
A hearty bolognese, starring fresh tomatoes and sundried tomato paste with British beef mince. Add garlic, basil and parsley paste for Italian flavour. Then toss it all together with wholesome brown rice penne and tenderstem broccoli for greens. Ready in 20 mins!
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Cooking Instructions
Before you start
- Pull out a large frying pan, a large saucepan, a slotted spoon or tongs, a peeler, a measuring jug & a sieve
Prep & toast
- Finely dice the onion. Dice the carrot into 1cm chunks (peel optional). Halve the tomatoes
- Heat the large frying pan on medium heat. Once hot, add the pine nuts and toast for 2-3 mins, until golden. Remove from the pan and set aside
Simmer simmer
- Reheat the frying pan with 2 tsp oil on medium-high heat. Once hot, add the beef, carrot and onion and cook for 7 mins, breaking up the mince with a wooden spoon, until golden brown. Season with salt and pepper
- Add the sundried tomato paste, tomatoes, garlic herb paste, passata, stock powder and 100ml water (50ml for 1 person)
- Lower the heat and simmer for 6-7 mins, until the sauce thickens
Cook the penne & broccoli
- Meanwhile, trim the broccoli
- Bring the large saucepan filled with salted water to a boil. Once boiling, add the penne and boil for 7-8 mins, until cooked
- In the final 3-4 mins, add the broccoli and cook for the remaining time, until tender
- Remove the broccoli with a slotted spoon or tongs, then drain the pasta
Plate up
- Add the cooked pasta to the beef pan and toss to coat. Season with salt and pepper
- Share the bolognese pasta between bowls, with the broccoli alongside. Sprinkle over the toasted pine nuts
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