Cheesy beef ravioli with steamed broccoli recipe

Cheesy beef ravioli bake with steamed broccoli

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Servings: 4 people
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 18 minutes
Total Time: 23 minutes

Equipment

  • 1 Large steamer pot
  • 1 Baking dish
  • 1 Large frypan

Ingredients

  • oil spray

Beef

  • 1 carrot
  • 1 zucchini
  • 1 tbsp / 15 ml olive oil
  • 500 g beef mince
  • 1 tsp Italian herbs

Sauce

  • 680 g tomato passata or pasta sauce
  • 2 tsp honey
  • 2 tsp / 2 tsp balsamic vinegar
  • 1 cube beef stock

Ravioli & broccoli

  • 1 broccoli
  • 300 g ravioli
  • 1 tbsp / 15 ml balsamic vinegar

To finish

  • 1 cup / 100 g mozzarella cheese grated

Instructions

Before you start

  1. Bring a large steamer pot of salted hot tap water to a boil. Preheat oven to 180 °C bake or 160 °C fan bake. Spray a baking dish with oil spray.

Cook beef

  1. Peel and grate 1 carrot. Grate 1 zucchini. Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a large frypan on medium-high heat. Add 500 g beef mince, and 1 tsp Italian herbs and cook, breaking up lumps with a spoon for 4 minutes. Then add the carrot and zucchini and cook a further 3-4 minutes.

Make sauce

  1. Add 680 g tomato passata, 2 tsp honey, 2 tsp balsamic vinegar and crumble in 1 cube beef stock and cook for 4-5 minutes, or until slightly reduced. Season with salt and pepper.

Cook ravioli & broccoli

  1. Meanwhile, cut 1 broccoli into small florets. Add 300 g ravioli to the bottom steamer pot of boiling water and cook according to packet directions. Add the broccoli to the top steamer pot above the ravioli and cook for 5-6 minutes, or until tender. Drizzle 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar over the cooked broccoli and toss to combine.

To finish

  1. Transfer the ravioli to the baking dish and pour the beef and sauce mixture over the top. Carefully stir to combine. Grate 1 cup mozzarella cheese over top and cook in the oven for 5-10 minutes, or until cheese is melted and golden.

To serve

  1. Divide the cheesy beef ravioli bake between plates and serve with the steamed broccoli on the side.

Nutrition

Calories: 725kcal | Carbohydrates: 65g | Protein: 50g | Fat: 31g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 138mg | Sodium: 1050mg | Potassium: 1853mg | Fiber: 10g | Sugar: 19g | Calcium: 329mg | Iron: 15mg

Dietary note: Be sure to check the label and ensure the ingredients match your dietary requirements/preferences.

Ingredients note: Nutritional information is an estimate based on average ingredients by all brands.

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