Family Recipe - Pasta Bake

Family Recipe - Pasta Bake

26 October 2024

This is an easy recipe to make, it’s cost effective, and leftovers are great for heating up to make an easy family meal or lunch the next day.

Serves: 5-6                         Prep Time: 10 mins                         Cook Time: 55 mins

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:

  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.
  4. Add the garlic and dried herbs and cook for a further 2-3 minutes until mix is fragrant, set aside.
  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.
  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.

Recipe courtesy: https://recipes.co.nz/recipes/family-pasta-bake/