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Bolognaise
and spinach pasta bake
Ingredients
(serves
10)
1 large onion
(finely sliced)
3 garlic cloves
500g beef mince
400g pasta sauce
bunch of spinach, chopped (wash well first
and remove stems)
1/3 cup chopped fresh basil leaves
1 tbs moroccan spice
1 tsp nutmeg
1 packet 250g rigatoni pasta
3 tbs olive oil
Method
Preheat oven to 220C
Heat
3 tablespoons of oil in pan and add onion
and garlic, stirring until soft
add
spice and nutmeg and cook for 1min
add
mince meat and cook until browned
add
pasta sauce and simmer uncovered for 30min
stir in chopped spinach and basil and simmer
for another 10min
cook rigatoni pasta in a large pot of boiling
water until tender and drain.
combine
meatsauce and pasta and layer in a large
baking dish
Top pasta/meat with lite tasty cheese or
bechamel sauce (melt 30g butter in saucepan,
add tbs plain flour, cook stirring until
mixture bubbles, gradually add 2 cups milk,
cook stirring until sauce boils and thicken,
stir in 3/4 cup parmesan cheese).
Bake for about
15min or until browned lightly.
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