Name: Peri-Peri & Crème Fraîche Beef Mince Pasta
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 500g beef mince; 300g pasta; 1 onion; 1 sweet pepper; 1 tbsp oil; 2–3 tbsp peri-peri sauce or 1–2 tsp peri-peri seasoning; Leftover tomato passata (from pizza night) or 1 tin chopped tomatoes; 1 tbsp tomato purée; 150ml crème fraîche; 1 tsp garlic granules; Salt & pepper; Grated cheddar

Ingredients

Serves 4 people

500g beef mince
300g pasta
1 onion
1 sweet pepper
1 tbsp oil
2–3 tbsp peri-peri sauce or 1–2 tsp peri-peri seasoning
Leftover tomato passata (from pizza night) or 1 tin chopped tomatoes
1 tbsp tomato purée
150ml crème fraîche
1 tsp garlic granules
Salt & pepper
Grated cheddar

Method

Cook the pasta.

Chop the onion and pepper. Fry in the oil for 5 minutes.

Add the beef mince and brown.

Stir in peri-peri sauce or seasoning, garlic granules, tomato purée and the leftover passata (or tin of chopped tomatoes). Simmer 10 minutes.

Take off the heat and stir in the crème fraîche. Season.

Drain the pasta and mix through the sauce.

Serve with grated cheddar.

Tips & Notes

Mild for kids, easy to add more peri-peri on adult plates.
Use leftover passata from pizza night first — freeze any spare in an ice cube tray.

Peri-Peri & Crème Fraîche Beef Mince Pasta

Ingredients

Method

Tips & Notes

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