RecipesBeef ragu with butternut squash and pappardelle
Diced beef is used in place of mince for this tasty ragu, served on pappardelle and butternut ribbons
Diced beef is used in place of mince for this tasty ragu, served on pappardelle and butternut ribbons
By Asda Good Living,20th February 2019
Cook: 2 Hours 10 Mins
Serves: 6
Price: £1.33 per serving
Nutritional Information
Each 462 serving contains
of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
377kj/90kcal
Ingredients
1 tbsp rapeseed oil
475g Butcher’s Selection diced beef
300g Scratch Cook vegetable base cook mix
100ml semi-skimmed milk
2 x 400g tinned Asda chopped tomatoes with garlic
1 tsp Asda dried Italian seasoning
2 tbsp Asda tomato ketchup
1 reduced salt beef stock cube made up with 100ml of water
375g Asda fresh lasagne sheets (1 ½ packs)
250g butternut squash, peeled, deseeded and made into ribbons with a veg peeler
30g parmesan, grated
Basil leaves, to serve (optional)
Method
1To make the ragu, heat the rapeseed oil in a large saucepan over a medium heat. Fry the meat in batches for 8 minutes until browned but not cooked through. Remove from the pan and set aside. Add the vegetable base mix and fry for 5 minutes until soft. Return the beef to the pan. Pour in the milk and allow to boil for 5 minutes until reduced considerably.
2Add the tinned tomatoes, Italian seasoning, tomato ketchup and beef stock to the pan and bring to the boil. Cover, reduce the heat and allow to simmer for 1hr 30mins, removing the lid for the last 30 minutes of cooking.
3To make the pappardelle, cut the lasagne into 2cm strips. Bring a large pan of water to the boil.
4Remove the pan containing the ragu from the heat and blitz briefly with a stick blender until all the chunks of meat have been shredded. Return the pan to a low heat to keep warm.
5Cook the pappardelle and butternut squash ribbons in the pan of boiling water for 2 minutes until tender. Drain in a colander and return to the pan, spoon over the ragu mix and toss together.
6To serve, divide between 6 bowls, top with some parmesan and basil leaves, if using and serve immediately.