Easy Beef Pasta Bake Recipe

Cooking can feel like a chore when days are short, it's non-stop cold and your main motivation is to stay in bed all day.

More than often you're tempted to pick up the phone and order takeaway. But you've ordered fast-food for the past three days. 

What if I said I can show you a delicious, quick Winter meal that takes 10 min prep time? Virtually, the same amount of time to choose a takeaway meal call and order. 

I call this dish. Beef Pasta bake. (The title of the article probably already gave it away).

Ingredients:

(Serves 4)

400g pasta of your choice

300g beef mince

100g chopped ham

400g Creamy Tomato & Mozzarella Pasta Bake Sauce

500g grated cheddar cheese 

1 chopped onion

optional:

1 chopped carrot

1 chopped broccoli

Method:

Step 1: Preheat oven to 180 degrees.

Step 2: Cook your choice of pasta in salted boiling water (follow instructions on the packet). 

Optional step: Cook carrot and broccoli on a medium heat for 2-3 minutes. 

Step 3: Oil fry pan on a medium heat. Cook onion until brown. 

Step 4: Add mince to fry pan. Cook on medium heat until brown. 

Step 5: Combine pasta, optional vegetables, mince, ham and onion with the pasta bake sauce and 300g of grated cheese in an oven safe dish. 

Step 6: Sprinkle leftover cheese on top of the pasta bake.

Step 7: Bake for 20 min or until cheese it hot and golden.