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project: "[[00_MANIFEST-recipes]]"
folder: "[[00_INDEX-entrees-recipes]]"
title: Cajun Honey Beef Pasta
servings: 2
ingredients:
  - 400g 5% beef mince
  - 160g dried pasta
  - 1 brown onion
  - 2 garlic cloves (minced)
  - 1.5tbsp tomato puree
  - 200ml chicken stock
  - 70ml single cream
  - 20g Parmesan
  - 1tsp smoked paprika
  - 1tsp onion granules
  - 2tsp cajun seasoning
  - 1tbp garlic granules
  - 1tbsp honey
  - red chilli flakes (optional)
instructions:
  - "**Brown the beef and cook the onion.** — Fry the mince until browned, then add the onion and cook for around 5–6 minutes. Add the seasonings (smoked paprika, onion granules, Cajun seasoning and garlic granules) and cook for a further 2 minutes."
  - "**Add tomato puree and garlic.** — Add the tomato puree and garlic cloves; cook for 1 minute."
  - "**Add the pasta.** — Add the pasta to cook as per the instructions."
  - "**Add stock, cream and Parmesan.** — Add the stock, single cream and Parmesan and allow to simmer until the pasta is ready."
  - "**Serve with honey.** — Add the pasta to the pan, serve, then once plated drizzle 1 tablespoon of honey over the top and top with some red chilli flakes, optional."
active-preparation-minutes: 12
cook-time-minutes: 20
source_url: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DehdtU-sqV3/?rpxt=MThlNGw1bDA3Z2V1cA==
source_platform: instagram
source_creator: _chrisinthekitchen
imported_at: 2026-10-22T00:12:08.522Z
tags:
  - pasta
  - beef
  - Cajun
  - honey
  - weeknight
notes:
  - "summary: A Cajun-seasoned beef pasta finished with honey and optional red chilli flakes."
  - The caption says “1tbp garlic granules”; the unit appears to be a typo, so it is preserved as written rather than silently corrected.
assistant-filled-fields: active-preparation-minutes=12 cook-time-minutes=20 servings=2
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