High Protein Gochujang Rose pasta

This is my husband’s all-time “yes” pasta. Every single time I ask him what to make for meal prep — and I mean every single time — the answer is always pasta. So today, I’m finally giving him exactly what he wants: Gochujang Rose Pasta.

I first made this a few years ago when I visited Korea, and he absolutely loved it! We found that a little spoonful of gochujang adds incredible flavour to the pasta with just a hint of spiciness and umami. It pairs beautifully with tomato sauce, and when you add milk and cream, it softens the heat while giving the sauce a wonderfully smooth, silky texture.

Whether you’re making this for meal prep, a cozy dinner, or anything in between! I highly recommend giving it a try. I hope you guys enjoy this recipe just as much as we do!

High Protein Gochujang Rose pasta

Recipe by Minseo KimDifficulty: Medium

Servings

6

servings

Prep time

30

minutes

Cooking time

1

hour 

Calories

566

kcal

Protein

42

g

Carbs

60

g

Fat

18

g

Ingredients

• Olive oil
  10g

• Sliced garlic
  50g

• Short cut Bacon
  400g

• 5% fat ground beef
  500g

• Onion
  300g

• Whitecap Mushroom
  500g

• Polpa can(Finely chopped tomatoes)
  800g

• Gochujang
  40g

• Low fat milk
  300g

• Light thickened cream
  50g

• Your choice of pasta (I used Fettuccine)
  50g of dry pasta for each serving

• Optional : Basil leaves, parmesan cheese, parsley

Directions

• Preparation
• Chop the bacon, onion and slice the garlic and mushrooms
• Cooking
• Heat the pan on high heat, drizzle the oil and add sliced garlic and bacon. Stir fry it well till brown.
• Add ground beef and stir fry it till cooked outside.
• Add onion and mushroom. Stir fry it till the veggies cooked.
• Add Polpa can, gochujang and mix it well. Simmer it for 3-4 minutes.
• Add low fat milk and light thickened cream.
• Cook pasta, add drizzle of olive oil to make pasta not stick each other
• Put it in the meal prep container and add the sauce on top.
• Garnish with cheese or dried parsley as you like, and enjoy!

Recipe Video

Notes

• A little trick of mine: I kept two portions without pasta, so I can mix and match my macros throughout the week. For example, instead of pasta, you can stir in two eggs or add extra cheese to the sauce — making it a high-protein, low-carb meal. Keep in mind it will be higher in fat this way, so personally, I like to save these portions for around my period!
• For reference, here are the macros for just the sauce without pasta 360kcal (P35 C22 F15)