Protein Swap | Cheesy Oven-Baked Chorizo Cavatappi Casserole
with Lots of Green Veggies
Cooking time
35 minutes
Servings
4
Calories
790 /serving
Three simple words to warm up a wintery midweek night: cheesy, oven-baked and casserole. This crowd-pleaser throws together the heartiness of ground chorizo and cavatappi pasta, with veg content from zucchini and kale, and caps it all off with melted mozza and panko.
We will send you:
- 500g Canadian-raised ground chorizo pork sausage meat
- 1 Green zucchini
- 0.5 Bunch of kale
- 340g Cavatappi pasta
- 40g Panko
- 100ml Tomato sauce
- 120g Grated mozzarella
- 24g Meat & Greet spices (garlic, salt, onion, hydrolyzed vegetable proteins (soy), paprika, yeast extract, canola oil, oregano, cellulose, thyme)
Contains: Milk • Soy • Wheat
You will need:
Grater
Large high-sided oven-safe pan
Large pot
Oil
Salt & pepper (S&P)
Strainer
2 tbsp Butter
Total Fat
34 g
Saturated Fat
14 g
Sodium
1400 mg
Total Carb
84 g
Sugars
6 g
Protein
43 g
Fibre
5 g
Preparation
Boil the pasta
- Preheat the oven to 450°F. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
- Add the pasta; stir gently to separate.
- Boil, 8 to 10 min., until al dente
- Reserving 1 cup cooking water, drain and toss with 2 tbsp butter to prevent sticking.
Mise en place
- Meanwhile, grate the zucchini (large holes).
- Remove the kale leaves from the stems; roughly chop the leaves.
Make the sauce & combine the pasta
- In a large, high-sided, oven-safe pan, heat a drizzle of oil on medium-high.
- Add the beef*; season with the spices. Cook, breaking up the meat, 4 to 6 min., until cooked through.
- Add the zucchini and kale. Cook, stirring often, 4 to 5 min., until softened.
- Add the tomato sauce, reserved cooking water and S&P.
- Cook, stirring occasionally, 2 to 3 min., until beginning to thicken.
- Add the pasta and cook, stirring often, 1 to 2 min., until combined.
Bake the pasta
- Sprinkle the pasta with the cheese, panko and a drizzle of oil.
- Transfer to the oven and bake, 8 min., until browned.
- Switch the oven to broil, 2 min., if extra colour is desired.
Plate your dish
- Divide the pasta between your plates. Bon appétit!
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*Health Canada recommends cooking ground pork to a minimum internal temperature of 71°C.
