Meatball pasta bake

Name: Meatball pasta bake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 500 g 5% fat beef mince; low calorie cooking spray or spray oil; 2 tins (400g each) chopped tomatoes; 5 cloves garlic (peeled); 1 whole green chilli (stalk removed (leave seeds in if you like extra hot, I do)); 300 g penne pasta; 150 g mozzarella; 30 g Parmesan cheese (grated); salt and pepper to taste; basil and red chilli to garnish

Instructions

Prep:10minCook:50min

Rich chilli, garlic and tomato meatballs baked with penne, mozzarella and parmesan for a satisfyingly delicious pasta bake! Syn-free Healthy Extra: A (1 per portion)

Updated at: Thu, 01 Jan 2026 11:45:17 GMT