
Creamy pork & pappardelle pasta with parmesan & steamed greens
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Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes minutes
Equipment
- 1 Large pot
- 1 Steamer pot
- 1 Large deep frypan
Ingredients
Pork & veggies
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 leek
- 1 tbsp / 15 ml olive oil
- 600 g pork mince or chicken mince
Sauce
- 1 cube chicken stock
- 400 ml coconut cream
- 1 lemon
Pasta
- 400 g pappardelle pasta or gluten-free pasta
Greens
- 1 broccoli or broccolini
- 1 cup / 60 g frozen green beans
To finish
- 1 cup / 80 g baby spinach
- ½ cup / 50 g parmesan cheese grated
Instructions
Before you start
- Bring a steamer pot of hot tap water to a boil. Bring a pot of salted hot tap water to a boil.
Cook pork & veggies
- Peel and mince 2 cloves garlic. Slice 1 leek in half lengthwise, wash to remove any dirt then thinly slice. Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in the frypan over medium heat. Cook the garlic and leek, stirring regularly, for 3 minutes or until softened. Add 600 g pork mince and cook for 4 minutes, breaking up the lumps with a spoon.
Make sauce
- Crumble in 1 cube chicken stock and add 400 ml coconut cream to the pork mixture, season with salt and pepper and bring to a simmer. Cook, stirring regularly, for 3 minutes or until the sauce is slightly reduced. Grate in 1 lemon zest then slice it into wedges and set them aside.
Cook pasta
- Add 400 g pappardelle pasta to the pot of boiling water and cook according to packet directions. Drain the pasta.
Cook greens
- Meanwhile, slice 1 broccoli into small florets. Add the broccoli and 1 cup frozen green beans to the steamer pot of boiling water. Cook for 3-4 minutes or until tender and cooked to your liking.
To finish
- Add the pasta and 1 cup baby spinach to the pork and sauce mixture, reduce the heat to medium-low and cook, stirring gently, for 1 minute or until the spinach is wilted. Grate over half of the ½ cup parmesan cheese and stir to combine, then remove from heat.
To serve
- Divide the creamy pork with pappardelle pasta between plates. Serve the steamed greens and lemon slices on the side for squeezing. Grate over the remaining cheese.
Nutrition
Calories: 1.49kcal | Carbohydrates: 178g | Protein: 50g | Fat: 65g | Saturated Fat: 35g | Cholesterol: 201mg | Sodium: 502mg | Potassium: 1.357mg | Fiber: 14g | Sugar: 91g | Calcium: 326mg | Iron: 6mg
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.