Bacon and Beef Pasta Bake Recipe

Name: Bacon and Beef Pasta Bake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 tbs olive oil; 1 onion finely chopped; 2 garlic cloves crushed; 4 bacon rashers chopped; 500 g beef mince; 550 g Leggo's pasta sauce with red wine; 2 cups beef stock (liquid); 1 cup mixed vegetables; 250 g spiral pasta; 1 1/2 cups cheese grated; 1/2 tsp salt and pepper *to taste

Ingredients

1 tbs olive oil
1 onion finely chopped
2 garlic cloves crushed
4 bacon rashers chopped
500 g beef mince
550 g Leggo's pasta sauce with red wine
2 cups beef stock (liquid)
1 cup mixed vegetables
250 g spiral pasta
1 1/2 cups cheese grated
1/2 tsp salt and pepper *to taste

	PREP TIME 20m	COOK TIME 55m	TOTAL TIME 1h15m
YIELD 6

Instructions

Grease a 12-cup capacity ovenproof dish with a lid.
Heat oil in large saucepan and add bacon, onion and garlic. Cook until onion is soft.
Add mince, stirring occasionally for 5 minutes, or until beef changes colour.
Add pasta sauce, stock, vegetables, salt and pepper. Bring to the boil. Simmer for 5 minutes.
Add uncooked spiral pasta. Stir to combine and pour into an oven proof dish.
Bake, covered, at 180C for 30 minutes. Remove from oven, stir, sprinkle with cheese and bake, uncovered, for a further 30 minutes.