Creamy Lamb Pasta Bake

Name: Creamy Lamb Pasta Bake with a Cheesy Crumb and Rocket
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: ½ Chicken Stock Powder; 15 Panko Breadcrumbs; 160 Rigatoni Pasta; ½ Finely Chopped Tomatoes with Onion and Garlic; 7.5 Honey; 200 Lamb Mince; 6 Balsamic Vinegar; 50 Baby Leaf Mix; 20 Walnuts; 99 Creme Fraiche; 20 Grated Hard Italian Style Cheese; 62.5 Baby Spinach; 1 Olive Oil; 60 Water

with a Cheesy Crumb and Rocket

Recipe Development TeamPublished on April 13, 2018

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This warming and hearty Lamb Pasta Bake with Crumb is bursting full of flavours and makes the perfect dinner night option, from HelloFresh.

Allergens:

Sulphites

•Nuts

•Milk

•Egg

The quantities provided above are averages only.

Boxes and ingredients are packed in facilities that handles Peanut, Nuts, Sesame, Fish, Crustaceans, Milk, Egg, Mustard, Celery, Soya, Gluten and Sulphites. Due to the war in Ukraine, it has been necessary to substitute sunflower oil with rapeseed oil in some products without a label change. The FSA have advised that allergic reactions to rapeseed oil are rare.

Total35 minutes

Active 15 minutes

DifficultyMedium

Ingredients

serving amount

Chicken Stock Powder

Panko Breadcrumbs

160

Rigatoni Pasta

Finely Chopped Tomatoes with Onion and Garlic

7.5

Honey

200

Lamb Mince

Balsamic Vinegar

(Contains: Sulphites)

Baby Leaf Mix

Walnuts

(Contains: Nuts May contain traces of: Peanut, Sesame, Nuts)

Creme Fraiche

(Contains: Milk)

Grated Hard Italian Style Cheese

(Contains: Milk, Egg)

62.5

Baby Spinach

Not included in your delivery

Olive Oil

Water

Nutritional information

Energy (kcal)966 kcal

Energy (kJ)4042 kJ

Fat47 g

of which saturates17 g

Carbohydrate90 g

of which sugars15 g

Protein47 g

Salt1.9 g

Always refer to the product label for the most accurate ingredient and allergen information.

Utensils

•Spoon

•Grill Pan

•Medium Saucepan

•Strainer

•Bowl

•Small Bowl

•Oven dish

Cooking Instructions and Tips

Put a large saucepan of water with a pinch of salt on to boil for the pasta. Heat a frying pan on high heat. Add the lamb mince (no oil!) and cook until browned, breaking it up with a wooden spoon, 5 mins. Drain off any fat, then stir in the chopped tomatoes. Stir in the stock powder and water (see ingredients for amount). Bring to the boil, then simmer until thickened and reduced by half, 15 mins.

Meanwhile, pop the rigatoni in the pan of boiling water. Cook until 'al dente', around 12 mins. TIP: 'Al dente' simply means the pasta is cooked through but has a tiny bit of firmness left in the middle. When cooked, drain in a colander and return to the pan off the heat. Drizzle with some oil to stop it sticking together.

While the pasta and lamb cook, mix the balsamic vinegar, honey and olive oil (see ingredients for amount) together in a small bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Pop half the cheese in another bowl and add in the panko breadcrumbs. Season with salt and pepper and mix well, then set aside.

Preheat your grill to medium-high. When the lamb mixture has thickened, add the spinach and stir through until wilted, about 2 mins. Season to taste with salt and pepper if needed.

Mix the crème fraîche and remaining hard Italian cheese into the pasta. Spoon the lamb mixture into an ovenproof dish and top with the creamy pasta. Sprinkle the cheesy crumbs on top and grill for 2-3 mins. You want the breadcrumbs to go golden brown but not burn, so watch them closely!

If everyone wants their rocket dressed, toss it in the dressing and scatter over the walnuts. If not, just serve some rocket plain and some with dressing. Spoon the creamy lamb pasta bake into bowls with the rocket on the side. Enjoy!