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Healthy lamb ragu with tagliatelle

A rich lamb ragù, cooked slowly, is a wonderful idea for dinner and it makes a tasty change from beef bolognese.

  • Hands-on time: 15 mins
  • Time to make: 1 hr 55 mins
  • Serving: 4 people
Ratings: 3.0
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 2 celery sticks, finely sliced
  • 1 carrot, finely chopped
  • 1 parsnip, finely chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 450g lean lamb, diced
  • 2 tablespoons tomato purée
  • 400g tin chopped tomatoes
  • 1 cup reduced-salt beef stock
  • 1 cup red wine
  • 500g fresh tagliatelle
  • 4 tablespoons grated parmesan
  • fresh parsley, roughly chopped, to garnish
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Heat half the oil in a large non-stick saucepan over a medium heat. Add the onion, celery, carrot, parsnip and garlic, then cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 min.

    2 Heat the remaining oil in a large non-stick frying pan over a medium heat. Add the lamb and cook for 5 min or until browned all over. Transfer the lamb to the pan of veg, then add the tomato purée and cook, stirring, for 1 min.

    3 Add the chopped tomatoes, beef stock, red wine and 250ml water to the pan. Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat to low and simmer, partially covered, for 1 hr 30 min, stirring occasionally.

    4 When the ragoût is almost ready to serve, cook the fresh tagliatelle according to the pack instructions. Drain and return to the pan.

    5 Mix half the ragoût through the cooked pasta, then divide among 4 bowls. Top with the remaining ragoût, then serve sprinkled with the parmesan, parsley and some ground black pepper.

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