Creamy pork & pappardelle pasta with parmesan & steamed greens recipe

Creamy pork & pappardelle pasta with parmesan & steamed greens

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Servings: 4 people
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 20 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

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Add 400 g pappardelle pasta to the pot of boiling water and cook according to packet directions. Drain the pasta.

Cook greens

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. 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.

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