International Cuisine Beef Ragu Pappardelle

What is it?

Wide pappardelle ribbons sit under a slow-cooked beef ragu in this frozen meal from Aldi’s International Cuisine range. The sauce combines shredded beef with tomato, onion and a wine-style base, while the pasta is broad and flat so it holds onto the ragu rather than letting it slide off like spaghetti can. It cooks from frozen in the microwave or oven, depending on the pack instructions. Compared with the brand’s spaghetti bolognese, this version swaps mince for shredded beef and uses pappardelle instead of spaghetti, so the texture leans a bit more rustic and the sauce sits more firmly on the pasta.