Recipe: Appetizing Great Nan's Pasta Bake

Great Nan's Pasta Bake. First things first, lets put our pasta on to cook- dried pasta should always be plunged into already boiling, salted water (though, to be honest, I pop it straight in Now that we're all seasoned up, its time to bake the bake! Sprinkle the remaining cheese all over the top and get it straight in the oven- by this. How to cook my nan's broccoli pasta bake with Danielle Peazer!

I used ground turkey low fat cheese and whole wheat pasta. I added a few garlic cloves in with the onion and added plenty of basil oregano and a little black pepper. Our cheesy mince pasta bake recipe is a family favourite you'll want to make time and time again. You can have Great Nan's Pasta Bake using 11 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Great Nan's Pasta Bake

1. It's 1 of onion - chopped.
2. Prepare 375 g of mince (pork and/or beef).
3. You need 8 of ozs penne pasta.
4. Prepare 2 tbs of passata or one tsp tomato puree.
5. You need of salt and pepper.
6. It's of parsley.
7. Prepare of White sauce.
8. It's 2 oz of Pure Margarine.
9. You need 2 tbs of plain flour.
10. It's half of pint milk.
11. You need of grated cheese.

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Great Nan's Pasta Bake instructions

1. Fry the onion for one minute then add mince. Brown the mince and add passata or tomato puree..
2. Add half a cup of water, cover and simmer until water has evaporated. Cook pasta and drain well..
3. Cover the base of your dish with half the pasta then top with all the mince. Sprinkle mince with the parsley, then layer the rest of the pasta on top..
4. Make white sauce (melt the butter, add the flour then slowly add the milk while bringing to a boil and stirring constantly) and pour over pasta. Sprinkle with cheese if desired. (Season mince, pasta and white sauce as you go along)..
5. Cook for approximately half an hour until golden brown (gas mark 5 / 190). Mins looks very pale because I made a gluten and dairy free version for the children..

This Penne Pasta Bake makes great leftovers! You can make this pasta bake ahead of time. Make it up until right before you bake it. You may need to add a few minutes to the baking time. A hearty, cheesy, veggie pasta bake.

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