Tortellini with Chunky Beef Sauce

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  • Prep Time

    10 mins

  • Cook Time

    20 mins

  • Total Time

    30 mins

  • Servings

    8 serves

  • Calories

    522 kcal

  • Cuisine

    American

Tortellini with Chunky Beef Sauce

Tortellini with Chunky Beef Sauce makes for an easy dinner filled with comfort! A rich and rustic sauce filled with fall apart chunks of beef coats soft pillows of tortellini. There's nothing like a bowl of warm pasta!

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Ingredients

Servings
  • 22 ounce tortellini any flavour, fresh packet
  • 1 pound beef fillet scotch or eye fillet, cut into palm-sized pieces
  • 1 large onion chopped
  • 1 tablespoon garlic or 4 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 large red bell pepper seeded, washed and roughly chopped, aka capsicum
  • 1 large carrot peeled, washed and chopped
  • 1 pound ground beef lean
  • 15 ounce tomato sauce Passata or crushed tomatoes
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable stock powder
  • salt to season
  • black pepper to season
  • ¼ cup parsley divided, chopped
  • ½ cup Parmesan Cheese freshly grated, to serve

Instructions

  1. Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling, salted water until just tender. Drain and return to pot.
  2. While pasta is boiling: fry the beef fillet in batches until browned and cooked to your liking over medium-high heat. Remove from pan and keep warm. 
  3. In the same pan, fry the onion, peppers (capsicum) and carrot on medium heat until onion is softened. Sauté the garlic until fragrant (30 seconds).
  4. Brown the ground beef while breaking it up with the end of a wooden spoon. Add the tomato sauce, tomato paste and vegetable stock powder. Bring to a simmer until sauce begins to thicken and veggies are softened. 
  5. Add the cooked beef fillets into the sauce. Reduce heat and allow to simmer for a further 5 - 10 minutes.
  6. Season with salt and pepper to your tastes. Top with half of the parsley. 
  7. Take off the heat and pour the meat mixture into the same pan as the tortellini. Mix until combined.Sprinkle with cheese and remaining parsley to serve.

Notes

  • Any tortellini is fine for this recipe. The sauce adds a delicious depth of flavour to whatever flavour of tortellini you use!

Nutrition Information

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Serving 1g Calories 522kcal (26%) Carbohydrates 42g (14%) Protein 38g (76%) Fat 22g (34%) Saturated Fat 9g (45%) Polyunsaturated Fat 1g (6%) Monounsaturated Fat 7g (35%) Trans Fat 0.4g (20%) Cholesterol 105mg (35%) Sodium 1.123mg (0%) Potassium 658mg (14%) Fiber 5g (20%) Sugar 7g (14%) Vitamin A 2.652IU (0%) Vitamin C 36mg (40%) Calcium 218mg (22%) Iron 5mg (28%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 8serves

Amount Per Serving

Calories 522 kcal

% Daily Value*

Serving 1g
Calories 522kcal 26%
Carbohydrates 42g 14%
Protein 38g 76%
Fat 22g 34%
Saturated Fat 9g 45%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g 6%
Monounsaturated Fat 7g 35%
Trans Fat 0.4g 20%
Cholesterol 105mg 35%
Sodium 1.123mg 0%
Potassium 658mg 14%
Fiber 5g 20%
Sugar 7g 14%
Vitamin A 2.652IU 0%
Vitamin C 36mg 40%
Calcium 218mg 22%
Iron 5mg 28%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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