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Ingredients
Baked Pasta with Meat and Mozzarella
- Ingredients
- 400 grams Pasta (such as Penne)
- 400 grams Beef (such as neck or rib meat)
- 1 onion
- 2 garlic cloves
- 2 Tbsps olive oil
- 1 Tbsp Tomato paste
- 100 milliliters Red wine
- 500 grams diced Tomatoes (canned)
- ½ bunch chopped parsley
- 150 grams Mozzarella
- salt
- freshly ground peppers
Cook the pasta according to the package instructions in plenty of salted water until very al dente. Drain well.
Rinse the meat, pat dry and dice finely.
Peel the onion and garlic and chop finely.
Brown the meat in hot oil. Add the onion and garlic and cook briefly, add the tomato paste and stir. Deglaze with red wine and let simmer, then add the tomato and simmer for about 30 minutes. Simmer gently, stirring occasionally. Add a little water if needed. Mix in the parsley (setting aside up to 1 tablespoon for garnish) and season with salt and pepper. Mix with the pasta and transfer to an ovenproof dish. Cut the mozzarella into slices, spread on top of the pasta and bake in preheated oven at 200°C (approximately 400°F) for about 10-15 minutes. Serve with garnished with the remaining parsley.
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
| Calorie | 635 cal. | (30 %) | ||
| Protein | 38 g | (39 %) | ||
| Fat | 17 g | (15 %) | ||
| Carbohydrates | 77 g | (51 %) | ||
| Sugar added | 0 g | (0 %) | ||
| Roughage | 7.2 g | (24 %) |