John I have a real fondness for Pasta Bakes as do many other people. This recipe mixes only a few ingredients, but the result is good.
This is a simple pasta bake that is easy to make. Mixing beef and tomato is a good start, but putting in cherry tomatoes changes the texture and adds a nice twist to the traditional tomato pasta sauce. Add bacon and, of course, add cheese to the top and you have a really great weeknight meal that will fill you up as well as provide a great satisfying meal.
This recipe easily provides enough for 6 people, so for our family of less than 6, this is great because there will be leftovers to have over the next couple of days. This is also a good meal to freeze and bring out when you are time poor.
| Prep Time | 15 minutes |
| Cook Time | 45 minutes |
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Ingredients
- 500 g Beef Mince
- 700 ml Passata Bottle
- 2 tsps Olive Oil
- 1 Brown Onion Diced
- 1 clove Garlic crushed
- 3 rashers Bacon use short cut
- 1 Long Red Chilli Finely sliced
- 1/2 cup Fresh Basil
- 300g Rigatoni Pasta
- 250 g Cherry Tomatoes
- 120 g Shredded Cheese
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Instructions
- Preheat oven to 200°C.
- Heat oil in a large frying pan over medium heat and add onion, garlic, bacon and Chilli. Cook for 5 minutes or until the onion softens.
- Add beef mince and cook for 5 minutes or until browned. Use wooden spoon to stir and breakup the mince.
- Stir in passata and basil and bring to boil.
- Reduce heat to low and cook for 15 minutes until the sauce thickens slightly. Season with salt and pepper.
- Meanwhile cook pasta per packet directions in a large saucepan. Drain and return to saucepan.
- Add mince mixture and cherry tomatoes to the saucepan with the pasta and mix through.
- Transfer to a 3l baking dish and sprinkle top with shredded cheese.
- Bake in oven for 15 minutes or until golden.
