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Easy Spaghetti and Harissa Beef & Bacon Ragu
Medium Spice
High Protein
Prepped in 10
Easy Spaghetti and Harissa Beef & Bacon Ragu

with Pepper and Greek Style Cheese

10 min
Difficulty: 1/3
Fusion

A ragù is known for being deeply savoury and a versatile sauce in Italian cuisine that's used in a variety of dishes. Here, we're adding harissa for a spicy kick as well as adding some Middle Eastern inspired flavour. Harissa is widely used in Middle Eastern and North African cuisine, containing dried chillies, star anise, cumin and coriander.

Allergens

Wheat
Cereals containing gluten
Milk

Utensils

Colander
Large Frying Pan
Large Saucepan

Tags

Medium Spice
Pasta-noodles
High Protein
World-flavors
Prepped in 10
Ingredients
Bell Pepper

Bell Pepper

1 unit(s)

British Beef Mince

British Beef Mince

240 grams

Tomato Passata

Tomato Passata

1 carton(s)

Chicken Stock Paste

Chicken Stock Paste

10 grams

Spaghetti

Spaghetti

180 grams

Harissa Paste

Harissa Paste

50 grams

Greek Style Salad Cheese

Greek Style Salad Cheese

50 grams

Wild Rocket

Wild Rocket

20 grams

British Smoked Bacon Lardons

British Smoked Bacon Lardons

90 grams

Honey

Honey

1 tbsp

Water for the Sauce

Water for the Sauce

200 milliliter(s)

Butter

Butter

20 grams

Preparation
1
Start the Prep

Bring a large saucepan of water to the boil with ½ tsp salt for the spaghetti.

Halve the bell pepper and discard the core and seeds. Slice into thin strips, then chop into roughly 1cm pieces.

2
Fry the Mince and Bacon

Heat a drizzle of oil in a large frying pan on medium-high heat.

Once hot, add the beef mince, bacon and sliced pepper. Fry until browned, 6-8 mins. Use a spoon to break it up as it cooks.

When the mince has browned, drain and discard any excess fat. Season with salt and pepper.

Stir in the passata, chicken stock paste, honey and water for the sauce (see pantry for both amounts), then bring to the boil. IMPORTANT: Wash your hands and equipment after handling raw mince. 

3
Cook the Pasta

Once boiling, reduce the heat and simmer until the sauce has thickened, 10-12 mins, stirring occasionally. IMPORTANT: The mince is cooked when no longer pink in the middle.

Meanwhile, when the water is boiling, add the spaghetti to the water and bring back to the boil. Cook until tender, 8 mins.

Once cooked, drain in a colander and pop back in the pan. Drizzle with oil and stir through to stop it sticking together.

4
Stir and Combine

Once the pasta and sauce are cooked, stir in the harissa paste and spaghetti to the frying pan.

Stir well to combine and evenly coat the pasta. 

5
Finishing Touches

When everything's nearly ready, add the butter (see pantry for amount) to the sauce and stir well to combine. 

Taste the sauce and season with salt and pepper if needed. Add a splash of water if it's a little too thick.

6
Serve

Divide the spaghetti and sauce between bowls.

Crumble over the cheese and top with the rocket leaves to serve. 

Nutrition per serving

4090

kJ

Energy (kJ)

978

kcal

Energy (kcal)

45.5

g

Fat

18.8

g

of which saturates

87.9

g

Carbohydrate

19.6

g

of which sugars

7.2

g

Dietary Fibre

52.8

g

Protein

3.92

g

Salt

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