Tray-Baked Pasta and Meatballs

Name: Tray-Baked Pasta and Meatballs
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Cuisine: Italian, Mediterranean, European
Ingredients: 300g penne or rigatoni; 2 tbsp olive oil; 250g buffalo mozzarella, torn into small bite-sized pieces; 200g Parmesan cheese, grated; 6 slices of Parma ham, cut into thin strips; 16 basil leaves; 100g minced beef; 100g minced pork; 80g salami (preferably mortadella), diced; 80g Parmesan cheese, grated; 100g fresh white breadcrumbs; 2 eggs, beaten; 2 tbsp roughly chopped fresh fat-leaf parsley; 2 tbsp plain flour, for dusting; 2 tbsp olive oil; 100ml olive oil; 1 red onion, peeled and finely diced; 2 garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped; 3 x 400g tins of plum tomatoes; 16 fresh basil leaves

Instructions

Prep:30minCook:1h 10min

A comforting pasta dish, which is perfect for a midweek meal. The beef and pork meatballs are met with a rich tomato sauce before being baked with tasty cheese.

Updated at: Fri, 30 Jul 2021 19:30:16 GMT