This yummy recipe makes a bit of a change from the regular “spag bol” – and it’s great for feeding the hordes and stretching your food dollar further!
Ingredients
- cooking oil spray
- 1 onion
- 1-2 carrots
- 1-2 celery sticks
- 500g mince
- 400g can diced tomatoes
- 1 sachet tomato paste
- 1/4 cup red wine
- 150g frozen spinach, defrosted in microwave, drained, and chopped finely.
- 300g pasta spirals or similar
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 1/2 cups grated cheese
Method
- Put pasta on to boil.
- Finely chop onion, carrots and celery. Spray frypan with cooking oil, add vegetables, cook until onion softens.
- Add mince and stir to break up lumps. Cook until browned, drain off any fat.
- Add tomatoes, tomato paste and wine. Cook stirring occasionally for about 10 minutes.
- Remove from heat and stir in spinach.
- Preheat oven to 200 degrees Celsius.
- When pasta is cooked, drain and rinse under cold running water.
- Add pasta, eggs and half the cheese to the mince mixture in the frypan. Stir to combine.
- Spray a large casserole dish and tip in mixture. Sprinkle with rest of cheese.
- Bake for about 30 minutes until golden brown.
The other thing I like about it, is that I manage to smuggle lots of healthy vegetables in. Even if my kids *do* notice, they certainly don’t complain!
This recipe for yummy pasta bake is a great Winter warmer and a firm favourite with my family – hope it is with yours too!
What’s your family’s favourite Winter warmer?!
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Love me a good pasta bake, Mr 15’s most requested dish!
Yes, home made macaroni cheese is another fave – and another budget beater!!!
Pasta bake is the best isn’t it! So easy and healthy. Hmm…our favourite winter warmer dish is a curry of some sort.
I wish I could eat curry. Even the mildest makes my nose and eyes stream mercilessly!
I can’t wait to get my gut all better….I will be trying this for sure!
It would be a bit hard if you’re on a restricted diet, but hope that you are in full health soon!
Oooh thanks for this!! It looks delish – will be on my weekly meal plan next week for sure xx
I love that pasta bake can be a two night meal. Sounds lovely and warm in this cold weather!
This looks delicious Janet! It’s so funny because my husband asked for something very similar not long ago and I wanted to put the recipe on the blog! It’s a bit like yours less the veggies!
You’ll have to share your version – can never have enough Pasta Bake!
We had this for dinner tonight… except I forgot the red wine. Tasted great though! Thanks for the recipe.
I’m so thrilled you tried it and liked it! You’ve gotta try it with red wine though – smells divine and takes it to a whole new level!!!