Cheesy Pasta Bake

Cheesy Pasta Bake. This warm, cheesy pasta bake brings the whole family together. Slow-cooked beef sauce hugs every pasta tube, and golden bubbly cheese on top makes it truly impossible to resist! A cozy, bubbly pasta dish loaded with slow-cooked meaty sauce and melted golden cheese on top — the kind of dinner that makes everyone run to the table!

Servings: 6

Ingredients

• 17.9 ounces beef mince
• 3.6 ounces sundried tomato strips → chopped
• 1 pieces small onion → finely chopped
• 2 pieces large flat mushrooms → finely chopped
• 4 pieces garlic cloves → crushed
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1.8 ounces tomato paste (concentrated)
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 2 teaspoons beef stock powder
• 1 teaspoon brown sugar
• 17.9 ounces creamy pasta bake sauce
• 17.9 ounces penne pasta (dry) → cooked
• 2 cups grated cheddar cheese
• 2.7 ounces extra sharp parmesan cheese → grated

Cheesy Pasta Bake: Making Steps

1. Load the slow cooker: Put all the meat sauce stuff into your slow cooker — that’s the 17.9 ounces beef mince, 3.6 ounces sundried tomato strips, chopped, 1 pieces small onion, finely chopped, 2 pieces large flat mushrooms, finely chopped, 4 pieces garlic cloves, crushed, 1 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce, 1.8 ounces tomato paste (concentrated), 1 teaspoons dried basil, 1 teaspoons dried oregano, 2 teaspoons beef stock powder, 1 teaspoons brown sugar, and 17.9 ounces creamy pasta bake sauce. Give it a little stir so everything is mixed together nicely.
2. Slow cook the sauce: Put the lid on and cook on LOW for 300 minutes
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   . You don’t have to do anything — just let it cook! Your kitchen will smell really yummy.
3. Cook the pasta: Near the end of the cooking time, boil your 17.9 ounces penne pasta (dry), cooked in a big pot of salted water until it is soft but not mushy. Drain the water out and set the pasta aside.
4. Mix it all together: Spray a large oven dish with non-stick oil spray so nothing sticks. Scoop the meat sauce out of the slow cooker and mix it with your cooked pasta. Carefully pour it all into the oven dish.
5. Add the cheese: Sprinkle the 2 cups grated cheddar cheese all over the top. Then add the 2.7 ounces extra sharp parmesan cheese, grated on top of that. The more cheese, the better!
6. Melt and brown the cheese: Put the dish under the hot grill in your oven. Watch it carefully! In about 10 minutes
   10:00
   the cheese will melt and start to turn golden brown on top. That’s when it’s ready!
7. Serve and enjoy!: Dish it up while it’s hot and bubbly! It goes great with a fresh salad on the side and some warm garlic bread. Yum!

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