
Peppercorn-The Good Food Company


Cheesy Pasta Bake
Prep 10 mins | Cook 50 mins | 3 - 4
Ingredients
- Peppercorn Extra Lean Beef Meatballs or Extra Lean Beef Burgers rolled into quarters
- 1 large onion, finely diced
- 3 garlic cloves, grated or crushed
- 1 large carrot, grated
- 2 teaspoons dried mixed Italian herbs
- 2 tablespoons fresh basil, finely chop
- 400g tinned diced tomatoes
- 400g passata
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 400g penne pasta
- Cheese of your choice
PREPARATION
1 – Heat oil in a frypan over medium heat and cook meatballs, turning, for 3-4 minutes until browned all over. Set meatballs aside and make the tomato sauce.
2 – Add grated carrot and onion to the frypan and cook for 2 minutes on a medium heat until softened.
3 – Add in garlic and Italian herbs and cook for 1 minute, or until fragrant.
4 – Add in tomatoes, passata and meatballs. Cover and simmer gently for 15 minutes.
5 – Whilst meatballs and sace are cooking, prepare the pasta as per pack instructions.
6 – After 15 minutes take the meatballs and sauce off the heat and stir in fresh basil.
6 – Add the cooked pasta to dish, top with meatballs, sauce and mix together.
6 – Top with cheese and bake in oven for 30 minutes at a medium to high heat.
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