Two Tomato Beef with Pasta

Buy ready-cut Stir-fry Strips at the meat counter to get this Mediterranean flavoured stir-fry recipe on the table faster than ever. If you can't find strips ready-cut, just ask the meat counter staff to cut them for you from any Beef Grilling Steak. Serve with some warm garlic bread.

 

Yields4 Servings
Prep Time10 minsCook Time10 minsTotal Time20 mins
 6 dry-packed sun-dried tomatoes
 1 lb (500 g) Beef Stir-fry Strips or Beef Grilling Steak, cut into 2-inch (5 cm) long strips, ⅛-inch (3 mm) thick
 3 cloves garlic, minced
 ½ small red onion, sliced
 1 medium zucchini, sliced
 4 fresh plum tomatoes, chopped
 ½ cup (125 mL) chopped fresh basil (or 1-½ tsp/7 mL dried basil)
 ¼ tsp (1 mL) Salt and pepper
 12 oz (375 g) dry penne pasta, cooked (about 4 cups/1 L)
 Freshly grated Parmesan cheese (optional)
1

Cover dried tomatoes with boiling water in bowl; let stand for 5 minutes. Drain and cut into strips.

2

Stir-fry beef strips and garlic in 2 batches, 1 minute per side, in large deep lightly oiled non-stick skillet over high heat until beef is browned but still pink inside. Remove from pan. In same skillet, cook sun-dried tomatoes, onion and zucchini over medium-high heat until softened, about 2 minutes.

3

Add chopped tomatoes; stir-fry for 2 minutes. Return beef with juices to skillet along with basil and salt and pepper to taste; mix well and heat through briefly. Toss with hot cooked pasta. Serve immediately with Parmesan cheese, if desired.

Ingredients

 6 dry-packed sun-dried tomatoes
 1 lb (500 g) Beef Stir-fry Strips or Beef Grilling Steak, cut into 2-inch (5 cm) long strips, ⅛-inch (3 mm) thick
 3 cloves garlic, minced
 ½ small red onion, sliced
 1 medium zucchini, sliced
 4 fresh plum tomatoes, chopped
 ½ cup (125 mL) chopped fresh basil (or 1-½ tsp/7 mL dried basil)
 ¼ tsp (1 mL) Salt and pepper
 12 oz (375 g) dry penne pasta, cooked (about 4 cups/1 L)
 Freshly grated Parmesan cheese (optional)

Directions

1

Cover dried tomatoes with boiling water in bowl; let stand for 5 minutes. Drain and cut into strips.

2

Stir-fry beef strips and garlic in 2 batches, 1 minute per side, in large deep lightly oiled non-stick skillet over high heat until beef is browned but still pink inside. Remove from pan. In same skillet, cook sun-dried tomatoes, onion and zucchini over medium-high heat until softened, about 2 minutes.

3

Add chopped tomatoes; stir-fry for 2 minutes. Return beef with juices to skillet along with basil and salt and pepper to taste; mix well and heat through briefly. Toss with hot cooked pasta. Serve immediately with Parmesan cheese, if desired.

Two Tomato Beef with Pasta