with Shredded Parmesan
This easy dinner features a savoury ragù sauce of quick cooking ground chicken, mirepoix and balsamic vinegar. Hearty fusilli pasta gets that delicious sauce in every nook and cranny, while umami-filled Parmesan cheese will have people asking for seconds!
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Ground Chicken
250 g
Fusilli
170 g
Mirepoix
113 g
Parsley
7 g
Parmesan Cheese, shredded
0.25 cup
Crushed Tomatoes with Garlic and Onion
1 unit(s)
Tomato Sauce Base
2 tbsp
Balsamic Vinegar
1 tbsp
Oil
0.5 tbsp
Salt
0.125 tsp
Pepper
0.125 tsp
Chicken Stock Powder
1 tbsp
Garlic, cloves
1 unit(s)
Before starting, wash and dry all produce.Add 10 cups hot water and 2 tsp salt to a large pot (use same for 4 ppl). Cover and bring to a boil over high heat. Add fusilli to the boiling water. Cook uncovered, stirring occasionally, until tender, 9-11 min.Reserve 1/4 cup (1/2 cup) pasta water, then drain and return fusilli to the same pot, off heat.
Meanwhile, peel, then mince or grate garlic.Heat a large non-stick pan over medium-high heat. When hot, add 1/2 tbsp (1 tbsp) oil, then garlic, mirepoix and chicken. Cook, breaking up meat into smaller pieces, until no pink remains, 4-5 min.** Season with stock powder and pepper.
Add crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce base, vinegar and 1/3 cup (2/3 cup) water. Bring to a boil. Once boiling, cook, stirring occasionally, until sauce thickens slightly, 4-5 min.
Stir half the Parmesan into sauce.Add sauce to the pot with fusilli, then stir to combine. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. (TIP: For a lighter sauce, add reserved pasta water, 1-2 tbsp at a time.)
Finely chop parsley.Divide chicken ragù and fusilli between bowls.Sprinkle parsley and remaining Parmesan over top.
690
kcal
Calories
19
g
Fat
6
g
Saturated Fat
91
g
Carbohydrate
19
g
Sugar
9
g
Dietary Fiber
41
g
Protein
108
mg
Cholesterol
1640
mg
Sodium