Hearty Minced Beef With Tomatoes and Fusilli

Finding the time to cook a yummy and hearty meal can be difficult with work and family commitments. With so much to prepare, cookware to be cleaned and ingredients to buy, many will stick to the easy options. However, a lot of people are unaware of the options available to them. This Minced Beef With Tomatoes and Fusilli is the perfect one-pan meal that will suit the whole family.

Hearty Minced Beef With Tomatoes and Fusilli

Gretel Shaw

This minced beef with tomatoes and fusilli is the perfect one-pan meal that will suit the whole family.

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 45 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr

Course Main Course

Cuisine Italian

Servings 8 people

Calories 334 kcal

Ingredients

 

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• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 medium onion - chopped finely
• 1 medium red pepper (red capsicum) - small diced
• 2 cloves garlic - crushed
• 750 grams ground beef (minced beef) - fine
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  800 grams plum tomatoes - chopped with their juice
• 2 tablespoons passata or crushed tomatoes (tomato puree with seeds removed)
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 2 teaspoons dried parsley
• 375 ml chicken stock (chicken broth or chicken bouillon) - hot
• 1 dash salt
• 1 dash ground black pepper
• 225 grams fusilli pasta

Instructions

 

• Heat the oil in the stir–frypan over a medium setting. Add the onion, red pepper and garlic, cook for 2 to 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Increase the heat and put the minced beef. Fry briskly until the meat is evenly browned. Drain off any excess fat.
• Stir in tomatoes with juice, the tomato purée, dried herbs and 250ml (1 cup) of the stock. Season with salt and pepper. Cover with the lid, reduce the heat and simmer for 25 minutes.
• Stir in the fusilli with the remaining 125ml of hot stock. Cover with lid and allow to cook for about 8 to 10 minutes or until the fusilli is “al dente”. Stir once during this time to ensure the fusilli cooks evenly.
• Serve with a mixed leaf salad and some hunks of crusty wholemeal bread.

Nutrition

Calories: 334kcalCarbohydrates: 28gProtein: 24gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 62mgSodium: 253mgPotassium: 678mgFiber: 3gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 1313IUVitamin C: 34mgCalcium: 40mgIron: 3mg

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