Double Beef and Spinach Rigatoni
with Chili Flakes
Ground beef spiced with Italian seasonings and chili flakes is the star of this pasta, but we also love the sauce, made with spinach and crushed tomatoes tossed with cream. Don't forget about the perfectly al dente rigatoni!
Ingredients: Ground beef • Crushed tomatoes with onion and garlic (crushed tomatoes, tomato puree, tomato paste, water, diced tomatoes, onion, garlic, salt, sugar, citric acid) • Rigatoni pasta (durum wheat semolina, niacin, ferrous sulphate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid) (wheat) • White cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, modified milk ingredients, cream, salt, calcium chloride, bacterial culture, microbial enzyme, microbial rennet, cellulose, natamycin) (milk) • Spinach • Parmesan cheese (modified milk ingredients, water, natural flavour, modified corn starch, calcium chloride, lipase, bacterial culture, microbial enzyme, microbial rennet, cheese (milk, bacterial culture, salt, microbial enzyme, annatto), natamycin, ultrafiltered milk and milk ingredients, salt, sodium phosphate, flavour, citric acid, sodium citrate, potassium sorbate, acetic acid, lactic acid, annatto, sorbic acid, anticaking blend (cellulose powder, potato starch, corn starch, dextrose, calcium sulfate, enzyme)) (milk) • Cream sauce spice blend (wheat flour, salt, garlic powder, onion powder, canola oil, silicon dioxide) (wheat) • Italian seasoning (oregano, basil, marjoram, garlic powder, rosemary, parsley flakes, bay leaf, canola oil, silicon dioxide) • Chili flakes.
The quantities provided above are averages only.
Produced in a facility that processes milk, sesame, eggs, fish, shellfish, crustaceans, mustard, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybean and sulphites.
Ingredients
500 g
Ground Beef
170 g
Rigatoni
(Contains Wheat)
½ cup
White Cheddar Cheese, shredded
(Contains Milk)
1 tsp
Chili Flakes
(May contain Sulphites, Tree nuts, Mustard, Soy, Milk, Sesame, Triticale, Wheat, Peanuts)
1 tbsp
Italian Seasoning
(May contain Soy, Triticale, Sesame, Tree nuts, Milk, Mustard, Sulphites, Wheat, Peanuts)
1 unit(s)
Crushed Tomatoes with Garlic and Onion
1 tbsp
Cream Sauce Spice Blend
(Contains Wheat May contain Peanuts, Triticale, Tree nuts, Sesame, Soy, Wheat, Milk, Sulphites, Mustard)
56 g
Baby Spinach
¼ cup
Parmesan Cheese, shredded
(Contains Milk)
Not included in your delivery
½ tbsp
Oil*
0.13 tsp
Salt*
0.13 tsp
Pepper*
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
- Add rigatoni to the pot of boiling water. Cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, 10-12 min.
- Reserve 1/2 cup (1 cup) pasta water, then drain and return rigatoni to the same pot, off heat.
- Roughly chop spinach.
- Heat a large non-stick pan over medium-high heat.
- When hot, add 1/2 tbsp (1 tbsp) oil, then beef and half the Italian Seasoning (use all for 4 ppl).
- Cook, breaking up beef into smaller pieces, until no pink remains, 5-6 min.**
- Season with salt and pepper.
- When beef is done, carefully drain and discard excess fat.
- Reduce heat to medium. Sprinkle Cream Sauce Spice Blend over top. Cook, stirring often, until fragrant, 1 min.
- Add crushed tomatoes, reserved pasta water and half the Parmesan to the pan with beef.
- Cook, stirring occasionally, until sauce thickens slightly, 1-2 min.
- Add sauce and spinach to the pot with rigatoni. Season with salt and pepper, then stir to combine.
- Divide beef and spinach rigatoni between bowls.
- Sprinkle cheese and remaining Parmesan over top.
- Sprinkle chili flakes over top, if desired.
If you've opted for double beef, cook it in the same way the recipe instructs you to cook the regular portion of beef. Work in batches, if necessary.
