Spicy beef pasta bake

Name: Spicy beef pasta bake | Asda Good Living
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 300g penne; 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 medium onion, finely chopped; 500g pack Butcher's Selection Reduced Fat Beef Mince; 1 tsp crushed dried chillies (optional); 2 x 390g cartons Chosen by you Chopped Tomatoes with Chilli & Peppers; 200g Chosen by you frozen Sliced Mixed Peppers; 75g bread (1-2 days old); 50g Chosen by you 30% Less Fat Light Mature Cheese, grated

Minced beef, tomatoes and spices are always a winning combination in Asian and South American dishes, and this recipe is every bit as tasty if you use pork or tukey mince.

By Asda Good Living,21st September 2015

(14 votes)

Cook: 45 Mins

Serves: 6

Price: 91p per serving

Nutritional Information

Each 100g serving contains

Energy
1934kj
462kcal

23%

Fat
15g

Med
21%

Saturates
6.4g

Med
32%

Sugars
8.2g

Med
9%

Salt
0.4g

Med
7%

of your 5-a-day

of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
1934kj/462kcal

Ingredients

300g penne

1 tbsp olive oil

1 medium onion, finely chopped

500g pack Butcher's Selection Reduced Fat Beef Mince

1 tsp crushed dried chillies (optional)

2 x 390g cartons Chosen by you Chopped Tomatoes with Chilli & Peppers

200g Chosen by you frozen Sliced Mixed Peppers

75g bread (1-2 days old)

50g Chosen by you 30% Less Fat Light Mature Cheese, grated

Method

Pre-heat the oven to 180C/160C Fan/Gas 4.

Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil. Add the pasta and stir well. Bring back to the boil, stir again, then simmer for 8-9 minutes. Drain and set aside.

Heat the oil in a large frying pan over a medium heat. Add the onion and cook for 2-3 minutes until soft but not coloured.

Add the mince and cook, using a wooden spoon to break up clumps, until brown. Stir in the chillies and tomatoes. Heat through, then add the peppers and cook for another 2-3 minutes.

Whizz the bread into crumbs in a processor, or with a hand-held blender, then mix in the cheese.

Put the cooked pasta into a large ovenproof dish. Pour over the mince mixture. Stir it all together, then sprinkle on the cheese and breadcrumbs. Bake in the oven for 12-15 minutes, until the topping is golden.