Sarah’s Bolognese Pasta Bake

Name: Sarah’s Bolognese Pasta Bake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Yield: Serves 8
Ingredients: 75g pasta (per person); 750g 5% fat mince; 1 large onion; 5 cloves garlic; 1 red, green & yellow peppers; 2 carrots; 1/2 tray button mushrooms; 2 beef stock pots; 1 herb infusion stock pot; 2 500g cartons passatta; 2tbsp Worcester sauce; 1tsb oregano; 1tsp smoked paprika; 1tsp basil; Handful chopped parsley; 4 cheese slices; 30ml cold water; 1tbsp Buffalo Wing Sauce

As a slimmer I ensure to set time aside weekly to meal plan and batch cook. I love making healthy but exciting and tasty meals. This Bolognese Pasta Bake with Spicy Cheese Sauce and Garlic Bread is one of our favourite family dishes. I always cook extra so I have it at hand in the freezer. It’s either a quick evening meal option or a tasty lunch option which we can heat up and take to work or school in our Thermos Food Flasks which keeps food hot for hours on end.

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Serves 8

10 minutes to prepare and 40 minutes to cook

Method

Cook the mince in a large wok with the large diced onion and 5 crushed garlic cloves.
In a pan fry off 1 diced red, green and yellow pepper, 2 grated carrots and half a tray of sliced button mushrooms.
Mix the fried vegetables into the mince with 2 beef stock pots (no water) just the stock pots, same goes for 1 herb infusion stock pot. Add in the 2 cartons of passata along with 2 tbsp worcestershire sauce, 1 tsp oregano, 1 tsp smoked paprika, 1 tsp basil and finally a handful of freshly chopped parsley and simmer for 10 minutes.
I measured 75g of pasta per person as recommended on the pack, added a little extra so we could all enjoy this for lunch tomorrow in our @thermosuk food flasks.
Tear the 4 cheese slices into strips and add to a small pot with 30ml of cold water. Heat and stir until cheese starts to melt. Add in 1 level tbsp red hot buffalo wings sauce to give it a spicy kick.
Served with 1 reduced fat cheesy garlic bread slice.