Lamb with Sundried Tomatoes and Vegetable Pasta
Four Person Lamb Pasta
4
Serves
20 mins
Prep Time
25 mins
Cook Time
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High Iron
Lamb,
Quick and Easy,
Lunch,
Dinner,
Pasta,
Ingredients
8, trimmed Quality Mark lamb leg steaks
400g pasta shells
freshly ground black pepper
125g, drained and roughly chopped sun-dried tomatoes
1 cup, steamed broccoli
90g, trimmed baby spinach
1/2, cut into thin wedges red onions
1/3 cup olive oil
Zest and juice of 1 lemon
3 sprigs of lemon thyme
Method
To Make Pasta
1
Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil and cook the pasta until just tender.
2
Drain, reserving ½ cup of the cooking water.
3
While the pasta is cooking, lightly brush the lamb fillets with olive oil and sprinkle with freshly ground black pepper.
4
Pre-heat a char-grill or non-stick frypan.
5
Cook the lamb fillets quickly until seared on all sides.
6
Reduce the heat and cook a further 5 minutes or until cooked to your liking.
7
The fillets should be slightly pink on the inside.
8
Allow to rest for 5 minutes, then slice thinly on the diagonal.
9
Place the pasta in a large bowl and stir in the sundried tomatoes, broccoli, spinach, red onion and lamb slices.
10
Whisk together the olive oil, lemon and juice, thyme leaves and reserved pasta water.
11
Pour over the pasta and mix thoroughly.
12
Serve warm, garnished with small sprigs of lemon thyme.
Nutrition Information per Serving (442g)
Percentage daily intakes are based on an average adult diet of 8700 kJ (2100 kilocalories).
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2934 (700)kJ
Protein
54g
Total Fat
33.3g
Saturated Fat
7.1g
Carbs
43g
Sugars
8.1g
Sodium
791mg
Iron*
8.1mg
* Percentage of recommended daily intake (Aust/NZ)