101 Low Fat Recipes

Ground Beef Pasta

Ingredients:

Ground Beef                  600g

Sweet red pepper           2

Olive oil                        1 tablespoon

Onions, finely chopped    2

Fennel seeds                 1 teaspoon

Garlic cloves                  6

Salt                             1/4 teaspoon

Freshly ground pepper

Canned tomatoes           400g

Red wine vinegar            6 tablespoons

Sugar                           1 teaspoon

Courgettes, trimmed        350g

Penne                           350g

Chicken stock                1/4 liter

Fresh basil,shredded        30g

Freshly grated Permesan  4 teaspoon

 

Method:

  1. Cut the courgettes in half, lengthwise. Cut it again on the  diagonal into 1/4 inch pieces. Cut the garlic into thin slices. Chop the tomato. Keep the tomato juice aside.

  2.  Grill the red pepper until their skins blister. Transfer to a bowl and cover with plastic film to loosen the skins. When it is cool, peel it over a bowl to catch any juice. Cut into thin strips and strain the juice.

  3. Heat the oil in a skillet over medium high heat. Add in beef, onions, fennel seeds, garlic and seasoning. Stir until the beef is brownish. Add in tomatoes and their juice, vinegar, and sugar. Reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes.

  4. Add in courgettes and sweet pepper and juice. Stir and cook for another 5 minutes.

  5. At another boiler, cook the pasta in salted bowling water for about 6 minutes. Drain and put it in a pan. Pour in stock and bring to a simmer. Cook for about 1 minutes. Add in beef mixture from step 4, basil and black pepper. Stir and bring to simmer until most of the liquid is absorbed.

  6. Transfer it to serving bowl. Sprinkle on the parmesan and serve.

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