Protein Boost | Quick Creamy Beef, Caramelized Onion & Broccoli Bucatini
Caesar-Dressed Side Salad
Cooking time
15 minutes
Servings
4
Calories
860 /serving
Power up on proteins! Add ground beef to your meal with our Protein Boost option. Little ones are fascinated by pasta with a hole in the middle (aren’t we all?). Bucatini is a lot of fun for its spaghetti-like length and satisfying thickness. Boil the strands to super-slurpable, and play it smart by dropping broccoli tops into the same pot. Caramelized onions are an effortless start to a sauce lavished with heavy cream, sour cream and Grana Padano cheese. Serve with a simple lettuce salad in a crowd-pleasing Caesar vinaigrette.
We will send you:
- 510g Canadian-raised lean ground beef
- 2 Heads of lettuce
- 60ml Caesar vinaigrette
- 50g Caramelized onions
- 340g Bucatini
- 120ml Heavy cream
- 25g Grana Padano (contains rennet)
- 43ml Sour cream
- 400g Broccoli florets
- 14g Herb Harvest spices (basil, marjoram, thyme, parsley, rosemary, fennel, mint, salt, garlic, sugar, red bell pepper, vinegar powder, green bell pepper, sunflower oil, paprika, turmeric, cayenne pepper)
Contains: Eggs, Milk, Mustard, Sulphites, Wheat
You will need:
Medium pot
Large high-sided pan
Strainer
Oil
Salt
Large pan
Total Fat
43 g
Saturated Fat
17 g
Sodium
660 mg
Total Carb
79 g
Sugars
8 g
Protein
44 g
Fibre
8 g
Preparation
Boil the pasta & broccoli
Bring a medium pot of salted water to a boil. Roughly chop the broccoli. Add the pasta to the pot of boiling water; stir gently to separate. Boil, 8 to 10 min., until al dente. In the final 3 to 5 min., add the broccoli. Reserving ½ cup cooking water, drain and toss with a drizzle of oil to prevent sticking.
Start the sauce
Meanwhile, in a large, high-sided pan, combine the onions, cream and spices; bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium and cook, stirring occasionally, 2 to 3 min., until slightly reduced.
Make the salad
Meanwhile, separate the lettuce leaves; tear the leaves. In a large bowl, combine the lettuce and vinaigrette.
Cook the beef
In a large pan, heat a drizzle of oil on medium-high. Add the beef*; season with S&P. Cook, breaking up the meat, 4 to 6 min., until cooked through.
Finish the sauce & combine the pasta
To the pan of sauce, add the beef, pasta and broccoli, ½ the reserved cooking water and ½ the cheese; stir well. Off the heat, add the sour cream; stir well. If the sauce seems dry, gradually add the remaining cooking water until you achieve your desired consistency.
Plate your dish
Divide the pasta between your bowls. Garnish with the remaining cheese. Serve the salad on the side. Bon appétit!
*Health Canada recommends cooking ground beef to a minimum internal temperature of 71°C.
