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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!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 8 serves
Calories: 522 kcal
Course:
Main Course , Dinner
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 22 ounce packet fresh tortellini any flavour
- 1 pound beef fillet scotch or eye fillet, cut into palm-sized pieces
- 1 large onion chopped
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic or 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 large red bell pepper/capsicum seeded, washed and roughly chopped
- 1 large carrot peeled, washed and chopped
- 1 pound lean ground beef mince
- 15 ounce tomato sauce Passata or crushed tomatoes
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 2 tablespoons vegetable stock powder
- salt and pepper to season
- ¼ cup chopped parsley divided
- ½ cup freshly grated parmesan cheese to serve
Instructions
- Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling, salted water until just tender. Drain and return to pot.
- 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.
- 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).
- 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.
- Add the cooked beef fillets into the sauce. Reduce heat and allow to simmer for a further 5 - 10 minutes.
- Season with salt and pepper to your tastes. Top with half of the parsley.
- 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.
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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
Serving
1g
Calories
522kcal
(26%)
Carbohydrates
42g
(14%)
Protein
38g
(76%)
Fat
22g
(34%)
Saturated Fat
9g
(45%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
7g
Trans Fat
0.4g
Cholesterol
105mg
(35%)
Sodium
1.123mg
(0%)
Potassium
658mg
(19%)
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
% 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.