Bolognese pasta bake

Name: Bolognese pasta bake
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 400g lean minced beef; 3 garlic cloves crushed; 1 tbsp caster sugar; 1 tbsp dried mixed Italian herbs; 690ml jar passata with onions and garlic; 350g penne; 200ml tub half-fat crème fraîche; 25g parmesan grated; garlic bread and salad, to serve

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Serves 6

Easy

Prep: 5 mins

Cook: 20 mins

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Give your bolognese a new lease of life with penne pasta and a crème fraîche Parmesan cream topping. This lower fat pasta bake makes an easy midweek meal.

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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400g lean minced beef
3 garlic cloves

crushed
1 tbsp caster sugar
1 tbsp dried mixed Italian herbs
690ml jar passata

with onions and garlic
350g penne
200ml tub half-fat crème fraîche
25g parmesan

grated
garlic

bread and salad, to serve

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal449
fat15g
saturates7g
carbs54g
sugars9g
fibre2g
protein25g
salt0.85g

low

Method

step 1

Heat grill to high. In a large, non-stick frying pan, fry the mince until browned. Add the garlic, sugar and herbs, and cook for 1 min more. Pour over the passata, add seasoning, then simmer while you cook pasta, following the pack instructions.
step 2

Meanwhile, mix the crème fraîche and Parmesan. Spoon half the mince into an ovenproof dish. Mix the rest with the pasta and pour this on top. Drizzle over the Parmesan cream and grill until golden and bubbling. Serve with salad and garlic bread.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, January 2011

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