SW-Friendly Meatball Pasta Bake.
Ready for a meatball pasta bake? This one will feed you for days with its cheesy goodness and meatball heartiness. And we're gonna go with versatility on this one.
This creamy Swedish meatball pasta bake.
Not using cheese as A choice healthy extra.
Transfer to baking dish and sprinkle over cheddar.
You can cook SW-Friendly Meatball Pasta Bake using 14 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of SW-Friendly Meatball Pasta Bake
- Prepare 700 g of pack of turkey mince.
- You need 100 g of frozen quorn mince.
- You need 50 g of quinoa (cooked and drained).
- Prepare 2 tins of chopped tomatoes.
- You need 1 of red pepper, chopped (optional).
- Prepare 1 tsp of chilli flakes.
- It's 2 cloves of garlic.
- You need 50 g of breadcrumbs.
- Prepare 2 of large white onions.
- It's 1 tbsp of mixed herbs.
- Prepare 3 tbsp of fat free yoghurt.
- You need 40 g of low fat cheddar cheese.
- You need 1 of Knorr chicken stock pot.
- You need 200 g of dried pasta.
Orange juice and fennel give this quick Meatball Pasta Bake supper bright, fresh flavor.
Chop fennel as you would an onion, or omit it, if desired.
This meatball pasta bake is a super-easy family meal that uses a small amount meat but lots of veg.
Have a rimmed baking sheet ready.
SW-Friendly Meatball Pasta Bake step by step
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To make the meatballs: Combine the quinoa, quorn and turkey mince in a bowl..
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Add the chilli flakes, 1 chopped garlic clove, breadcrumbs, 1 chopped onion. Bring everything together, moulding into small balls, approx. the size of a golf ball (size is up to you)..
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Place the meatballs in a large baking tray & bake in the oven on Gas mark 6/400F/204C for 10 mins. Drain off the fat and turn the balls. Cook for a further 10 mins..
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While the meatballs are baking, fry the other onion, garlic clove & peppers (if using) until softened..
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Add the mixed herbs, tinned tomatoes, stock pot and season with S&P. Simmer gently while cooking the pasta in a separate pan..
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Combine the tomato mixture with the pasta. Pour the tomato pasta mixture into the baking dish with the meatballs..
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Top with dollops of natural yoghurt, evenly distributed around the dish (these serve to replicate mozzarella). Grate cheddar over the top & season with S&P..
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Return to the oven until the cheese melts and begins to turn golden..
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Serve with a large salad full of SW speed..
This meatball pasta bake is a simple yet indulgent recipe for feeding the family.
Heat oil in a large frying.
This Meatball Pasta Bake is a rich and delicious comfort food dish that you can also pack out with vegetables.
An easy dish to make to feed a hungry crowd, it also freezes well too, making it perfect for batch cooking.
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