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Cheesy beef pasta bake

Italian40 mins£1.06 a portionFreezes well

Ingredients

Serves 4
  • Beef mince 20-25% fat400g
  • Brown onions100g
  • Passata500g
  • Penne / fusilli400g
  • Mature cheddar100g

Plus salt and pepper. About £4.23 for the amounts used.

Method

  1. 1

    Heat the oven to 200°C (180°C fan, gas 6).

  2. 2

    Cook 400g pasta for 2 minutes less than the pack says, then drain.

  3. 3

    Fry 400g beef mince and 1 chopped onion for 8 minutes. Add 500g passata and simmer for 5 minutes, then season.

  4. 4

    Mix the pasta into the sauce, tip into a baking dish and top with 100g grated cheddar.

  5. 5

    Bake for 20 minutes until golden and bubbling.

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