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Recipe Iron-Rich Lamb Pasta Bake

Iron-Rich Lamb Pasta Bake
  • Difficulty Easy
  • 13 Ingredients
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This iron-rich lamb pasta bake is a nourishing, family–friendly dish perfect for little ones from 8 months+.

Packed with Bellamy’s Organic Veggie Pasta Spirals and tender lamb mince, vibrant veggies, and a comforting cheesy topping, it’s a great way to introduce rich flavours and iron–rich protein in a baby–safe way. It’s also a delicious meal that the whole family can enjoy together. 

Ingredients

  • 110g Bellamy's Organic Veggie Pasta Spirals
  • 1 tbsp (20ml) extra virgin olive oil
  • 500g lamb mince
  • 1 small brown onion (110g), peeled and quartered
  • 2 garlic cloves (20g), peeled
  • 1 stalk of celery (80g), rinsed and roughly chopped
  • 1 medium carrot (120g), peeled and roughly chopped
  • 1 small apple (120g), peeled, cored, and roughly chopped
  • 2 tsp (2g) dried oregano
  • 1 tbsp (20ml) tomato paste
  • 400g tomato passata
  • 1 cup (60g) baby spinach, rinsed, roughly chopped
  • 200g yellow cheese, grated

Method

  1. Cook pasta according to package instructions in a large pot of boiling water. Strain and place into a baking dish/casserole.
  2. Place onion, garlic, celery, carrot, and apple into a food processor and process until finely chopped.
  3. Heat oil in a large pan over medium heat and cook the onion veggie mix for 3-4 minutes, stirring frequently.
  4. Add lamb mince, oregano, and tomato paste and cook for 3-4 minutes or until browned, breaking up clumps with a wooden spoon.
  5. Add passata and oregano, simmer for 5 minutes, then add spinach and cook for a further 3 minutes until wilted.
  6. Preheat the grill to medium-high.
  7. Add lamb veggie mixture to the pasta and stir to combine.
  8. Top with cheese and cook under the grill for 4-5 minutes or until golden and bubbling.
  9. Once cooled, serve the pasta mashed with small, soft pieces of lamb and veggies for easier chewing. For babies practising baby-led weaning, cut the bake into soft, manageable pieces or strips. Pair with steamed veggies or avocado for a balanced, nutritious meal.
STORING LEFTOVERS: Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 3 months. Reheat gently before serving.  TIPS  For a Vegetarian Version:  Swap the lamb mince for lentils or finely chopped mushrooms.  Easy Ingredient Swaps:  Swap lamb mince for beef or chicken mince for variety.  For added greens, mix finely chopped kale or broccoli into the lamb mixture before baking.  For Fussy Eaters:  Deconstruct this meal by serving pasta, veggie tomato sauce (finely pureed), cheese, and steamed vegetables separately to allow your child to explore each element.

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Comments

  • Yum, this sounds wonderful, especially for the colder months. Real comfort food. I like that it can be frozen (for up to three months) so you can make a big batch and have it readymade in the freezer. Thank you for the easy recipe and instructions. I like the tips to make it vegetarian. Great recipe.

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  • Im always looking for meals that will help up my iron. Im always recording low iron on blood tests. I love my meat, love eating but suck at supplements. This meal is something everyone will eat in our household so definitely have to try it, yummo. Lamb too is just a favourite in our household

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  • Oh my! This sounds insanely good! When I read how much iron children actually need for proper nutrition I was shocked.
    The apple component was a bit of a twist so I’m curious how it will taste when baked! This is a great idea for iron rich meal that the fam will love.

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  • Oh my! This sounds insanely good! When I read how much iron children actually need for proper nutrition I was shocked. This is a great idea for iron rich meal.

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  • So keen to try this out for my little one. Such a fussy eater at the moment, gone through the nugget stage and now just stares at her plate. This looks so yummy and nutritious fingers crossed I can get her to eat this, well everything crossed it’s been a long few months

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  • Sounds super tasty for all the family.
    I love the tri coloured pasta for pasta salads as it looks so inviting. I make one every christmas with various mixed beans and it always goes down a treat.
    Pasta bakes are great also and often a family favorite and great reheated.

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  • A very nourishing recipe! Lamb ,nice is lovely to use, full of flavour. This is my type of recipe. Everyday ingredients, lots of vegetables and simple to make. What’s not to love? I could see my whole family enjoying this, teenagers and all! The layer of melted cheese on top is the icing on the cake! Yum!

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  • Love that this recipe uses ‘Bellamy’s Organic Veggie Pasta Spirals’.

    Everyday ingredients that I have available, except for baby spinach. I do have store bought frozen pack in freezer that I might use.

    It’s good to see that apple is added in as works well with a few other ingredients in this recipe.

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  • Super yummy recipe. Thank you for sharing. School holidays are harder for me to keep them happy with their meals. This is super easy for me to try. Not spicy and easy idea with nutritious food with various vegetables. It is really good for dinner even lunch. Thank you for sharing

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  • Making this tomorrow for lunch. It looks so comforting.

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  • Looks like a nice and simple recipe, and hopefully something the children will enjoy. Love the hidden vegetables aswell! Keen to give this recipe a try.

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  • Sounds delicious especially with all the extra health benefits of the veggie pasta.
    I would suggest going one step further and adding a grated zucchini to the dish and also finely blitz the kale in a food processed after a quick blanching to give it an extra hit of vegetables

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  • This looks like a simple dish to make and could be frozen too, ready to have another time. It looks appealing and tasty and I like the idea of more home cooked meals for little ones. Putting it through the blender is a great way to conceal things they might fuss over.

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  • Looks delicious and so easy to make! Lamb is very flavoursome so this would be a really tasty dinner. I love all the hidden vegetables, my kids would have no idea how wholesome this meal is. The added cheese on top is the icing on the cake. So much goodness! Looking forward to trying this recipe.

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  • Wow.. looks so so yummy. Definitly going to try this for my kids. They will definitly love it.the love pasta. Easy to make and helathy ingrediends too. Thank you for posting these one go recipies to make day to day life easier to busy moms. Will try this and post it.

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  • Wow looks amazing can’t wait to try this out

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  • This one sounds so warm and hearty. A must to try for my young family to get some goodness into them

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  • I might have to try this recipe for the family, especially with the benefits of iron
    These days it’s really hard to find something to cook that everyone will love not to mention having all the nutrition needed for our growing babies. I know anything with extra iron will definitely help me.

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  • Oh wow this is a great way to add iron to my daughter’s diet as this is something we currently struggle with. Will definitly be adding this to our weekly rotation!

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  • Always after iron rich meals -such a struggle! Thanks for this one looks great

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