Spicy lamb pasta bake recipe
Created by The Tesco Recipes team
This pasta bake takes its inspiration from Turkish manti – lamb or beef mince dumplings topped with a rich tomato sauce and yogurt. Try making this recipe to use up any Easter leftovers you may have.
See method- Serves 4
- Takes 1 hr
- 832 calories / serving
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 2 small aubergines
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 2 tsp dried mint
- 1 tsp sumac
- 1 red chilli, finely chopped or ½ tsp dried chilli flakes
- 3 tbsp pine nuts, optional
- 2 x 400g cans chopped tomatoes
- 1 tsp sugar
- 300g penne
- 200-250g leftover lamb shoulder, shredded
For the topping
- 500g Greek-style yoghurt
- 3 medium egg yolks
- 60g Parmesan, finely grated
- green salad to serve, optional
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- Energy
- 3485kJ 832.0kcal
- Fat
- 39g
- Saturates
- 17g
- Salt
- 0.9g
- Sugars
- 22g
of the Reference intake
Carbohydrate 73.5gProtein 43.9gFibre 8.0g
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Method
- Preheat the oven to 200°C/180°C fan/gas 6. Heat the oil in a large frying or saute pan over a medium-high heat. Fry the onion and aubergine with some salt for 5-6 minutes, stirring often, until softening. Add the garlic, mint, sumac, chilli and pine nuts, turn the heat down to medium, and fry for a further couple of minutes, until fragrant.
- Add the chopped tomatoes and sugar, bring to a simmer and cook for 4-5 minutes until thickened into a rich sauce. Season well.
- Meanwhile, cook the pasta for 3 minutes less than pack instructions, then drain. Mix the pasta and lamb through the sauce, check the seasoning, then transfer to a large baking dish.
- Mix the yoghurt with the egg yolks and 2/3 of the parmesan, then season well. Spread it in a thin layer all over the pasta, then scatter over the remaining parmesan. Put the dish on a baking tray and bake in the oven for 20 minutes, until the top is golden and bubbling. Flash it under the grill if you’d like it to be a darker gold colour. Once cooked, serve with a green salad.
- See more Easter leftover recipes
- For top tips on protecting you and your family when preparing raw meat and poultry, visit Food Safety in the Home.
