Leftover beef ragù rigatoni

  • Portion size: Serves 2
  • Hands on time 30 minutes
  • Difficulty: easy
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This ragù is made with leftover roast brisket, making it speedy to put together and meltingly tender.

Start this recipe by making this simple, slow-cooked beef brisket – it’s rich with onion, ale and bay. Portion it out and freeze what you don’t use immediately and you’ll have some great future meals ready at short notice. Use a quarter of it in this flavour-packed ragù, for an easy way to reinvent your leftovers.

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Ingredients

  • 400g leftover brisket beef (from this recipe), shredded
  • 400g tinned chopped tomatoes
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • 200g rigatoni pasta
  • Basil leaves
  • Parmesan shavings
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Method

  1. Put the leftover shredded beef in a pan with the tinned tomatoes and the dried oregano. Stir, bring to a simmer, then bubble gently for 20 minutes to heat the beef through and thicken the sauce a little.
  2. Serve with the cooked rigatoni pasta, basil leaves and parmesan shavings.
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  • Nutrition

    • 676kcals Calories
    • 28g (11.2g) Fat
    • 52g Protein
    • 52g (6.2g sugars) Carbs
    • 5g Fibre
    • 0.4g Salt

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    As the leftover beef is already seasoned, adjust the seasoning of the recipe to taste.

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