Spicy Tomato Lamb Pasta
My kids don’t eat much red meat but they do love a good Lamb Curry or a Lamb Pasta. When I had all 3 boys at home I used to cook it more often. Now that I just have the little one at home he only gets to enjoy these dishes when my 18-year-old is home. It’s just not worth making a big dish for just one tiny person. Yesterday we had a meeting at my son’s college so I wanted to cook him something to take with. He requested this Spicy Tomato Lamb Pasta. It’s made with just a few ingredients. I add a little bit of cheese, I say little because my kids really don’t enjoy cheese in their pasta. Who doesn’t love cheese…..crazy kids! When I ate lamb it was something I loved making when I needed a bowl of comfort. The bonus is that it has some Indian flavor so makes it a little spicy too. I think this dish can freeze well, only I don’t freeze much. I grew up in a home where everything was freshly cooked. We never had frozen meals ever. Somedays I think I should actually try cooking huge batches of food and pop them in the freezer. Life would be so much easier but I just couldn’t.
Ingredients Required
If you have been on my blog long enough you would know I am an absolute fan of passata. I could use it in all my tomato dishes if I could. Passata is just one of those convenient ways of using tomatoes. It is also not too acidic like some canned tomatoes. If you’ve never heard of passata before, it is basically an Italian tomato sauce. It is made from strained tomatoes and used in Italian cooking. Passata is a smooth sauce and works amazingly well for tomato based sauces. I am so glad that it works for non-Italian dishes too. I seriously can’t live without it. Some brands will say tomato passata on the bottle and other brands call it tomato puree. It is always in a bottle. Please do not confuse it with the tomato puree in the can. Living in Johannesburg has taught me to make do with whatever ingredients I can find in the stores. In Durban we could get fresh tomatoes in every corner. In Johannesburg I sometimes struggle to get even one bag of decent tomatoes. When I do find some they cost a packet. Besides the passata, you also need some lamb mince, onion, italian dried herbs, oregano, ginger/garlic paste, chilli powder, white sauce and pasta. The cheese is optional although it does add more yumminess to the pasta.
I hope you love this recipe as much as my kids do. If you do try it please drop me a comment and a star rating. It is always appreciated. More Recipes you may want to try: Delicious Lamb Lasagna Spaghetti Bolognese If you loved this, please share!
