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Saucy Pesto Beef Brisket, Chickpea & Creamy Polenta Bowl

Saucy Pesto Beef Brisket, Chickpea & Creamy Polenta Bowl

with Pine Nuts & Parmesan Cheese
Recipe Development Team
Recipe Development TeamUpdated on September 16, 2026
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Calories
1620 kcal
Protein
91.4g protein
Preparation Time
35 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Allergens:
  • Milk
  • Cashew
  • Pine nut
  • May contain traces of allergens
  • Almond
  • Brazil nut
  • Cashew
  • Hazelnut
  • Macadamia
  • Milk
  • Peanuts
  • Pecan
  • Pistachio
  • Sesame
  • Soy
  • Walnut
  • Gluten
  • Wheat

Switch up your dinner game by introducing a game-changing ingredient that’ll knock your socks off! Our instant polenta is deliciously creamy and is the perfect base for pesto beef brisket, chickpeas and sweet roasted veggies. This is comfort food at its finest.

Produced in a facility that processes eggs, milk, fish, peanuts, sesame, shellfish, soy, tree nuts, and wheat.
Serving amount

1 packet

Baby Spinach Leaves

2 packet

Basil Pesto

(Contains: Milk, Cashew)

1

Brown Onion

1 packet

Chickpeas

1 packet

Diced Tomatoes with Garlic & Onion

1 packet

Parmesan Cheese

(Contains: Milk)

1 packet

Parsley

1 packet

Pine Nuts

(Contains: Pine nut May be present: Almond, Brazil nut, Cashew, Hazelnut, Macadamia, Milk, Peanuts, Pecan, Pistachio, Sesame, Soy, Walnut)

1 packet

Instant Polenta

(May be present: Gluten, Milk, Soy, Wheat)

1

Sweet Potato

1

Zucchini

565 g

Slow-Cooked Beef Brisket

Not included in your delivery

1 cup

milk

(Contains: Milk)

1 cup

water

20 g

butter

(Contains: Milk)

1 drizzle

olive oil

1 tsp

brown sugar

Calories1620 kcal
Energy (kJ)6780 kJ
Fat93 g
of which saturates32.3 g
Carbohydrate94.9 g
of which sugars32.9 g
Dietary Fibre27.8 g
Protein91.4 g
Sodium3650 mg
Potassium22 mg
Calcium3 mg
Iron0.1 mg
The average adult daily energy intake is 8700 kJ
Large Non-Stick Pan
Medium Pan
Baking Paper
Medium Saucepan

Cooking Steps

Roast the veggies
1

• Preheat oven to 240°C/220°C fan-forced. • Cut sweet potato and zucuchini into bite-sized chunks. • Place veggies on a lined oven tray. Drizzle with olive oil and season with a pinch of salt and pepper. • Toss to coat, then bake until tender, 20-25 minutes.

Get prepped
2

• While the veggies are roasting, finely chop brown onion. • Drain and rinse half the chickpeas. • Transfer slow-cooked beef brisket, including the liquid, to a large microwave-safe bowl. 
• Microwave in 30 second bursts until tender. Using two forks, shred beef.

Start the stew
3

• When the veggies have 10 minutes left, in a large frying pan, cook shredded beef (no need for oil) and onion, over high heat, stirring, until heated through and liquid has evaporated, 4-5 minutes. • Add chickpeas, diced tomatoes with onion & garlic, the brown sugar and a splash of water and cook until slightly thickened, 4-5 minutes.

Finish the stew
4

• To the chickpeas, add basil pesto, roasted veggies and baby spinach leaves. Stir to combine. Season to taste and cover to keep warm. 

Cook the polenta
5

• In a medium saucepan, combine the water, milk and salt and bring to the boil over high heat.
• Reduce heat to medium and slowly whisk in polenta, then cook, stirring, until smooth and thickened, 2-3 minutes.
• Remove from the heat, add the butter, half of the Parmesan cheese a good pinch of salt and pepper.

Finish & serve
6

• Divide Parmesan polenta between bowls, then top with pesto, beef brisket, chickpea and veggie stew. • Sprinkle with remaining Parmesan cheese and pine nuts. • Tear over parsley to serve. Enjoy!

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