Italian Beef Recipe

Name: Italian Beef
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 tbs vegetable oil; 2 onion medium finely chopped; 1 tsp garlic minced; 500 g beef mince; 1/2 tsp oregano; 1/2 tsp basil; 1 1/2 cup macaroni uncooked; 400 g canned chopped tomato; 140 g tomato paste; 2 tbs Worcestershire sauce; 2 tsp paprika; 3/4 cup cheddar cheese coarsely grated

Ingredients

1 tbs vegetable oil
2 onion medium finely chopped
1 tsp garlic minced
500 g beef mince
1/2 tsp oregano
1/2 tsp basil
1 1/2 cup macaroni uncooked
400 g canned chopped tomato
140 g tomato paste
2 tbs Worcestershire sauce
2 tsp paprika
3/4 cup cheddar cheese coarsely grated

PREP TIME 20m	COOK TIME 20m	TOTAL TIME 40m
YIELD 4

Instructions

Preheat fan-forced oven to 180C.
Cook macaroni in boiling water with a dash of salt for 15 minutes.
While macaroni is cooking, heat the oil gently in a medium sized casserole dish.
Add onions and minced garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, for 5-7 minutes.
Add minced beef to the pan and fry, stirring occasionally for 5 minutes or until the mince colours.
Stir in oregano, basil, cooked macaroni, tomatoes, tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce and paprika.
Season to taste.
Increase the heat and bring the liquid to boil, stirring constantly.
Remove the casserole from the heat and sprinkle grated cheese over the beef mixture.
Bake uncovered for 20 minutes or until cheese has melted and is golden-brown in colour.