Pasta Bake

Name: Pasta Bake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 200g pasta; 1/2 tbs olive oil; 1/2 onion; 1 tsp garlic; 300g extra lean beef mince; 2 cups jarred pasta sauce; 1 egg; 1 cup low fat cottage cheese; 1 cup light cheese - mozzarella, Parmesan, cheddar; 1 tsp Italian seasoning

5 steps

Prep:20minCook:30min

This is the ultimate comfort meal your whole family will love! For a vego option leave out the beef mince and add in any extra veggies you like (mushrooms, grated zucchini, grated carrot).

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 11:29:35 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories483.1 kcal (24%)

Total Fat13.2 g (19%)

Carbs50.6 g (19%)

Sugars10.4 g (12%)

Protein38.3 g (77%)

Sodium931.6 mg (47%)

Fiber4.2 g (15%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

200gpasta

½ Tbsolive oil

0.5onion

1 tspgarlic

300gextra lean beef mince

2 cupspasta sauce

jarred

1egg

1 cuplow fat cottage cheese

1 cuplight cheese mozzarella

Parmesan, cheddar

1 tspitalian seasoning

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Cook pasta for a few minutes less than packet instructions & drain.

Pot

OvenPreheat

Step 2

Meanwhile, heat olive oil in a fry pan, cook onion, garlic and mince until browned. Add 1 1/2 cups of pasta sauce and simmer for 10 mins.

Pan

Step 3

Mix cottage cheese, egg, 1/2 the cheese, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper in a bowl until well combined. Then add this mixture and cooked pasta to the fry pan and mix to combine.

Step 4

Spread remaining pasta sauce over the bottom of a baking dish. Transfer pasta mixture into the baking dish and sprinkle with remaining cheese.