Steak with ratatouille over tagliatelle
3
Points®
Total time: 45 min • Prep: 15 min • Cook: 30 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
Ratatouille, a super family-friendly medley of vegetables, is a rich and beautiful base for this simple steak and pasta dish. Ready in just 45 minutes, each hearty serving features roasted eggplant, zucchini and tomato. Garlic and fennel seeds are cooked into the mixture for a herby layer with sweet and bitter notes reminiscent of Italian cuisine. The caramelized steak is nicely cut by the tomato sauce and complemented by the savory pasta. For a light and delicious vegetarian meal, skip the steak and serve the pasta and veggies on their own.
Ingredients
Uncooked whole wheat pasta
4 oz, tagliatelle, linguine, or fettuccine
Olive oil
2 tsp
Uncooked onion
1 medium, finely chopped
Uncooked zucchini
2 medium, diced
Uncooked eggplant
1 medium, diced
Tomato
6 medium, diced
Garlic
2 clove(s)
Fennel seeds
1 tsp
Fresh basil
½ cup(s), chopped fresh plus additional for garnish
Table salt
1 tsp
Black pepper
½ tsp, coarsely ground
Uncooked lean and trimmed beef strip sirloin
1 pound(s), boneless, cut into 4 pieces
Cooking spray
4 spray(s)
Fresh parsley
4 sprig(s), flat-leaf, chopped, for garnish (optional)
Instructions
1
Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain and keep warm.
2
Meanwhile, heat oil in large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add onion and cook, stirring often, until it begins to soften, about 3 minutes. Add zucchini and eggplant and cook, stirring often, just until crisp-tender, about 15 minutes. Stir in tomatoes, garlic, and fennel seeds and cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are tender, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in pasta, 1/2 cup basil, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
3
Spray large ridged grill pan with nonstick spray and set over medium-high heat. Sprinkle steak with remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt and remaining 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Add steak to pan and cook, turning once, until instant-read thermometer inserted into side of steak registers 145°F, about 6 minutes.
4
Divide pasta mixture and steak evenly among 4 plates. Sprinkle with basil and parsley, if using.
5
Serving size: 1 piece steak and 1 1/2 cups pasta mixture
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