Cheesy beef pasta bake
Cheesy beef pasta bake, from above
Non vegUnited Kingdom

Cheesy beef pasta bake

Bolognese went to the oven and came back wearing a cheese jumper.

55 minTime
29 gProtein each
mildSpice
Sunday sauce, Monday bake2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayBeef and tomato pasta under melted cheddar and mozzarella.
The original
564kcalsame
29 gproteinsame
4 gfibresame
55minutessame

Pasta bake, British family style.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

6 servings
Pasta350 g penne or rigatoni
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)2 tsp
Onion1 onion, finely chopped
Carrot1 carrot, grated
Garlic2 cloves
Minced beef (beef mince, beef or buff keema)400 g beef mince
Tomato puree500 g passata
Dried oregano½ tsp
Saltto taste
Cheddar cheese1¼ cups grated
Mozzarella¾ cup grated

Method

5 steps
  1. 1Soften the onion, carrot and garlic in the oil.
  2. 2Add the mince and cook, breaking it up, until no pink remains.
  3. 3Add the passata, oregano and salt and simmer.
  4. 4Meanwhile cook the pasta 2 minutes short of the packet time, drain and stir into the sauce with half the cheddar.
  5. 5Tip into a dish, top with the remaining cheeses and bake at 200C.
Serve it like this

Scoop generous squares from the dish so everyone gets some crispy top. A crunchy green salad on the side.

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