Family pasta bake
Easy cheesy pasta bake
5 - 6
Serves
10 mins
Prep Time
55 mins
Cook Time
Recipe author
Allyson Gofton
One for the family for those Sunday nights, when all you really want is to chill out with a lazy meal in front of the television and a glass of wine, before the week roars into life the next day. Leftovers are great for heating up to make an easy family meal or office lunch the next day. Suitable for toddlers.
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Ingredients
Beef
550g Quality Mark beef mince
1 onion
finely grated
2 tsp crushed garlic
1 tsp dried basil
1 tsp dried oregano
3 celery stalks
finely diced
400g can cream of tomato soup
1/2 cup pizza paste
3/4 cup beef stock
Topping
2 1/2 cups pasta
cooked
1 egg
250g cottage cheese
3/4 cup grated tasty cheddar cheese
Method
To Bake
1
Preheat the oven to 190°C.
2
Lightly grease a 6-cup capacity oven proof dish or frying-pan, or 6 individual dishes.
3
Cook the onion in a dash of oil in a frying pan for 8-10 minutes or until softened.
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4
Add the garlic and dried herbs and cook for a further 2-3 minutes until mix is fragrant, set aside.
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5
Add beef mince to the pan and brown well.
6
Return the onion and garlic mix to the pan with the celery, soup, pizza paste and half the beef stock.
7
Cover and simmer gently for about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally until reasonably thick.
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8
Add more stock if required and season well with salt and pepper.
9
Transfer to the prepared dish.
10
Mix together the cooked pasta, egg, cottage cheese and grated cheese and dollop on top of the mince.
11
Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes or until well browned and hot.
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Nutrition Information per Serving (384g)
This nutrition analysis is based on 6 serves. To lower sodium content, use reduced salt stock.
Energy
1790kJ (428 kcal)
Protein
35.2g
Total Fat
17.5g
Saturated Fat
7.3g
Carbs
29.3g
Dietary Fibre
5.5g
Sodium
1115mg
Iron
3.5mg
Zinc
5.3mg
Vitamin B12
1.2µg
