Creamy Butternut Pasta with Beef Crumbles
Golden beef crumbles and a silky roasted squash sauce twirled through gluten-free brown rice pasta, with a little lemon to brighten it.
- Celiac
- Hashimoto's
- PCOS
- Anti-inflammatory
- Pregnancy
- Toddlers
- Diabetes
- Gluten-free
- Crohn’s and colitis
- Low-GI
- Sheet pan
- One pan
- Gluten-free Italian
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Ingredients
- 400 g ground beef
- 200 g gluten-free brown rice pasta, certified gluten-free
- 450 g butternut squash, peeled and cubed
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic
- 100 g baby spinach
- ½ cup whole milk
- 30 g grated parmesan
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 lemon lemon zest
Method
- Toss the squash with olive oil and roast until golden at the edges.25 min timer
- Brown the beef in a wide pan, breaking it into small crumbles.7 min timer
- Stir the garlic and oregano into the beef until fragrant.
- Boil the pasta until just tender, then reserve a cup of pasta water.10 min timer
- Blend the squash with milk, parmesan and lemon zest until silky.
- Fold sauce, beef, pasta and spinach together until the spinach wilts.
Why it works
- PCOS: Protein-forward with a moderate pasta portion: roasted squash and beef pair with the carbs.
- Gluten-free: Made with certified gluten-free brown rice pasta, so nothing on the plate carries wheat.
- Anti-inflammatory: Olive oil, squash and spinach carry the sauce instead of cream or butter.
- Hashimoto's thyroiditis: Gluten-free throughout, with no soy anywhere in the sauce or pasta.
- No spicy food: Seasoned with oregano, garlic and lemon zest only, no chili or pepper.
- Picky eater: A familiar pasta dinner with mild, creamy sauce and tender beef crumbles.
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