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Veg-Packed Beef Ragu with Butter Beans, Olives & Tubed Wholewheat Pasta

This is our go-to kids’ pasta ragu, finely chopped veg, rich beef, beans for extra fibre and protein, and a sauce that gets better the longer it simmers. You can cook it fast in 30 minutes or let it tick away for a couple of hours when you’ve got time.

Prep

10m

Cook

50m

Total

1h

Ingredients

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Step 1

Heat the olive oil in a large pan. Add onion, carrot and celery with a good pinch of salt and pepper. Cook gently until soft and sweet, not coloured. Add the garlic for the final 30 seconds, then scrape everything out into a bowl.

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2

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Olive oil

1

Onion, large, very finely diced

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Per Serving

Calories

620kcal

Fat

24g

Carbs

55g

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Notes

If you’ve got 600 g or even 1 kg mince, just scale everything up slightly and add a splash more stock. | Use soy sauce or a splash of balsamic vinegar for depth. | Stir in a knob of butter or a splash of milk at the end for a softer, silkier sauce. | Blend half the sauce and stir it back through if you want zero visible veg. | Keeps in the fridge for up to 3 days | Freezes brilliantly as a plain ragu (without the pasta), perfect for quick pasta nights | Reheat with a splash of water or stock | Spoon over jacket potatoes or toast, top with cheese and grill for an easy next-day dinner

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Hannah M

7 days ago

We really enjoyed this meal, awful with my portion sizes so cooked so much we’ve frozen it for another day

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Rebecca P

9 days ago

No picture as cooked after work in the week so family were ravenous by the time it was ready Very tasty, cooked for 40 mins as a weekday so will try again at weekend and slow cook. Everyone had second helpings so I think that says it all. Left out mushroom and olives as I'm the only who likes them. Plenty of leftovers which is always a plus. A definite hit with the family

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Jane Watling-Read W

12 days ago

Excellent recipe

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Finbarr M

17 days ago

Easy to follow recipe, did mine in the slow cooker so tasty... Ingredients attached to each step in the method is brilliant, love it...👍

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Tyler

15 days ago

Thanks, Finbarr! Love the slow cooker idea, hooray for easy cooking! 👍

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Chris S

17 days ago

So good I forgot to take a picture until after we started. As always super super simple and super tasty. I used lamb mince and lamb stock as that’s what I had in, worked a treat. My wife if loving having a personal chef.

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Tyler

15 days ago

Ha, thanks Chris! Love that it's spouse-approved too! 🍝🙌

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18 days ago

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Veg-Packed Beef Ragu with Butter Beans, Olives & Tubed Wholewheat Pasta

This is our go-to kids’ pasta ragu, finely chopped veg, rich beef, beans for extra fibre and protein, and a sauce that gets better the longer it simmers. You can cook it fast in 30 minutes or let it tick away for a couple of hours when you’ve got time.

Prep

10m

Cook

50m

Total

1h

Ingredients

Method

Nutrition

Turn cooking mode on

Step 1

Heat the olive oil in a large pan. Add onion, carrot and celery with a good pinch of salt and pepper. Cook gently until soft and sweet, not coloured. Add the garlic for the final 30 seconds, then scrape everything out into a bowl.

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4

M

I

For the ragu

2

tbsp

Olive oil

1

Onion, large, very finely diced

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Per Serving

Calories

620kcal

Fat

24g

Carbs

55g

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Notes

If you’ve got 600 g or even 1 kg mince, just scale everything up slightly and add a splash more stock. | Use soy sauce or a splash of balsamic vinegar for depth. | Stir in a knob of butter or a splash of milk at the end for a softer, silkier sauce. | Blend half the sauce and stir it back through if you want zero visible veg. | Keeps in the fridge for up to 3 days | Freezes brilliantly as a plain ragu (without the pasta), perfect for quick pasta nights | Reheat with a splash of water or stock | Spoon over jacket potatoes or toast, top with cheese and grill for an easy next-day dinner

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Hannah M

7 days ago

We really enjoyed this meal, awful with my portion sizes so cooked so much we’ve frozen it for another day

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Rebecca P

9 days ago

No picture as cooked after work in the week so family were ravenous by the time it was ready Very tasty, cooked for 40 mins as a weekday so will try again at weekend and slow cook. Everyone had second helpings so I think that says it all. Left out mushroom and olives as I'm the only who likes them. Plenty of leftovers which is always a plus. A definite hit with the family

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Jane Watling-Read W

12 days ago

Excellent recipe

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Finbarr M

17 days ago

Easy to follow recipe, did mine in the slow cooker so tasty... Ingredients attached to each step in the method is brilliant, love it...👍

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Tyler

15 days ago

Thanks, Finbarr! Love the slow cooker idea, hooray for easy cooking! 👍

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Chris S

17 days ago

So good I forgot to take a picture until after we started. As always super super simple and super tasty. I used lamb mince and lamb stock as that’s what I had in, worked a treat. My wife if loving having a personal chef.

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Tyler

15 days ago

Ha, thanks Chris! Love that it's spouse-approved too! 🍝🙌

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George R

18 days ago

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