Cheesy Bolognese Pasta Bake

Name: Cheesy Bolognese Pasta Bake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: European, Mediterranean, Italian
Ingredients: 1⁄2 onion, finely chopped; 1⁄2 garlic clove, minced; 200g beef mince; salt & pepper, to taste; 20g tomato paste; 1⁄2 400g tin crushed tomatoes; 1⁄4 bunch fresh basil, leaves picked plus extra to serve; 100g dried rigatoni pasta (or gluten-free); 25g Mozzarella, grated

5 steps

Prep:10minCook:50min

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 12:03:21 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories531.7 kcal (27%)

Total Fat23.6 g (34%)

Carbs50.6 g (19%)

Sugars8.3 g (9%)

Protein29.4 g (59%)

Sodium735.3 mg (37%)

Fiber4.6 g (16%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

2 servings

0.5onion

0.5garlic clove

200gbeef mince

20gtomato paste

0.5 x 400gcrushed tomatoes

tin

0.25 bunchfresh basil

leaves picked plus extra to serve

100gdried rigatoni pasta

or gluten-free

25gMozzarella

grated

Instructions

Step 1

Heat a large non-stick saucepan over medium heat. Cook onion, stirring, for 4-5 minutes until soft. Add garlic and cook for a further minute.

Sauce Pan

Step 2

Add mince, season with salt and pepper and cook, breaking up with a spoon, for 5 minutes until browned. Stir through tomato paste, diced tomatoes, basil and ½ cup water. Simmer, stirring occasionally, for 20 minutes until tomatoes have broken down and sauce reduces slightly. Adjust seasoning.

Step 3

Preheat oven to 200°C.

Step 4

Meanwhile, cook pasta in a pot of boiling salted water for 2 minutes less than packet instructions. Drain and stir through sauce.

Colander

Step 5

Transfer to a 3 litre capacity oven-proof baking dish and sprinkle with mozzarella. Cover with foil and bake for 15 minutes until cheese is melted and pasta is cooked. Scatter over extra basil leaves to serve.