Herby Beef-Pork & Bacon Penne Alla Bolognese

Name: Herby Beef-Pork & Bacon Penne Alla Bolognese with Parmesan Cheese
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 packet Baby Spinach Leaves; 250 g Beef & Pork Mince; 1 packet Diced Tomatoes with Garlic & Onion; 1 packet Garlic Paste; 1 Leek; 1 packet Parmesan Cheese; 1 packet Penne; 1 packet Soffritto Mix; 1 sachet Tomato & Herb Seasoning; 90 g Diced Bacon; 1 sachet Vegetable Stock Pot

with Parmesan Cheese

Recipe Development TeamUpdated on February 16, 2026

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Calories

835 kcal

Protein

51.8g protein

Preparation Time

20 minutes

Difficulty

Easy

High Protein

Allergens:

Milk
Gluten
Wheat
Soy
May contain traces of allergens
Milk

You can't go wrong with this Italian classic– it's a dish guaranteed to get everyone excited for dinner. Packed with hidden veggies and on the table in 20 minutes, prepare to tuck in. Don't forget the sprinkle of Parmesan on top!

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

Ingredients

Serving amount

1 packet

Baby Spinach Leaves

250 g

Beef & Pork Mince

1 packet

Diced Tomatoes with Garlic & Onion

1 packet

Garlic Paste

Leek

1 packet

Parmesan Cheese

(Contains: Milk;)

1 packet

Penne

(Contains: Gluten, Wheat; May be present: Soy.)

1 packet

Soffritto Mix

1 sachet

Tomato & Herb Seasoning

90 g

Diced Bacon

(May be present: Soy, Milk.)

1 sachet

Vegetable Stock Pot

Nutritional Values

Energy (kJ)3490 kJ

Calories835 kcal

Fat27.2 g

of which saturates11.8 g

Carbohydrate85.7 g

of which sugars18.9 g

Dietary Fibre10.9 g

Protein51.8 g

Sodium3600 mg

The average adult daily energy intake is 8700 kJ

Utensils

•Large Non-Stick Pan

•Large Pan

Cooking Steps

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• Boil the kettle. Fill a large saucepan with boiling water and a pinch of salt over high heat.
• Add penne to the boiling water and cook, until ‘al dente’, 12 minutes.
• Reserve some pasta water (see ingredients). Drain penne, then return to saucepan with a drizzle of olive oil.

TIP: ‘Al dente’ pasta is cooked through but still slightly firm in the centre.

Little cooks: Older kids, help add the pasta to the saucepan under adult supervision. Be careful, the water is boiling!

• Meanwhile, in a large frying pan, heat a drizzle of olive oil over medium-high heat. Thinly slice leek.

• Add diced bacon and cook, breaking up with a spoon, until golden, 6-7 minutes. Transfer to a bowl. Return frying pan to high heat with a drizzle of olive oil.

• Cook beef & pork mince, leek and soffritto mix (no need for oil!), breaking up with a spoon, until just browned, 4-5 minutes.

• Reduce heat to medium, then add tomato & herb seasoning and garlic paste and cook until fragrant, 1 minute.
• Stir in diced tomatoes with onion & garlic, stock concentrate, the reserved pasta water, brown sugar and simmer until slightly thickened, 1-2 minutes.
• Add cooked pasta and baby spinach leaves, stirring to combine, 1 minute. Season to taste with salt and pepper.