Cheeseburger Pasta Bake

Name: Cheeseburger Pasta Bake
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 35 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 250g beef mince; 1 red onion very finely diced (save a third to garnish); 2 cloves garlic crushed; 1 x 400g tin chopped tomatoes; 50ml tomato ketchup; 250g dried pasta of your choice; 1 slice white bread grated into breadcrumbs; 70g cheddar cheese; 50g gherkins finely diced; Reserved red onion for garnish

2 steps

Prep:5minCook:30min

This recipe comes in at only 63p per portion so c=great if you are feeding the family on a budget.

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

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories542.5 kcal (27%)

Total Fat20.1 g (29%)

Carbs64.1 g (25%)

Sugars13.2 g (15%)

Protein25 g (50%)

Sodium528.4 mg (26%)

Fiber2.6 g (9%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

250gbeef mince

1red onion

very finely diced, save a third to garnish

2cloves garlic

crushed

1 x 400gtin chopped tomatoes

50mltomato ketchup

250gdried pasta

1 slicewhite bread

grated into breadcrumbs

70gcheddar cheese

50ggherkins

finely diced

red onion

Reserved, for garnish

Instructions

Step 1

1: Fry the mince in a hot pan for 5-6 minutes until browned then set-aside, in the same pan, fry the onion and garlic over a medium heat for around 4 minutes. Add the reserved mince, chopped tomatoes, tomato sauce and simmer for another 5 minutes until thickened. Season with salt and pepper.

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Step 2

2: Meanwhile cook the pasta to the packets instructions in a large pan of boiling water along with a pinch of salt, drain then toss through the tomato sauce. Pour into a baking dish and top with the cheese and breadcrumbs. Bake in a pre-heated oven set at 200c / gas mark 6 for 20 minutes or until golden. Sprinkle over the red onion and gherkins and enjoy.

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