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Quick pesto pasta with lamb

Quick pesto pasta with lamb

Name: Quick pesto pasta with lamb
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Italian recipes
Ingredients: 500g pack lamb mince; 1 onion, finely chopped; 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 2 red peppers, deseeded and diced; 190g jar red pesto; 400g can chopped tomatoes; 150g dried pasta shapes

Easy
October 2005

Easy
October 2005

Serves 4
Takes 30 minutes to make

Our quick lamb pasta recipe makes a moreish midweek meal in under 30 minutes

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 667kcals
Fat: 41.8g (7.9g saturated)
Protein: 32.5g
Carbohydrates: 42.5g (9.6g sugars)
Salt: 0.3g

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 667kcals
Fat: 41.8g (7.9g saturated)
Protein: 32.5g
Carbohydrates: 42.5g (9.6g sugars)
Salt: 0.3g

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Ingredients

500g pack lamb mince
1 onion, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
2 red peppers, deseeded and diced
190g jar red pesto
400g can chopped tomatoes
150g dried pasta shapes

Method

Heat a deep, wide frying pan. Add the mince, onion and garlic and fry for 5 minutes. Stir in the peppers, pesto and tomatoes and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Meanwhile, cook the pasta according to the packet instructions. Mix into the meat sauce.

delicious. tips

If you want to cook ahead and freeze this dish then cool, cover and freeze in a freezer-proof container for up to 3 months. Defrost at room temperature. Tip into a saucepan, add a splash of water and reheat for 5-10 minutes until piping hot.

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