Italian Beef Pasta Bake recipe

Step 1

Preheat oven to 180C. Heat oil in a large pan add onion, garlic, bacon, carrots and celery and cook for about 10 minutes. Keep stirring. Transfer the mixture into a larger saucepan, cover with lid and leave aside until you need.

Step 2

Add mince into same pan and cook until separate and brown, then add soup, tomato sauce, oregano and simmer for 20 minutes or until mixture has thickened.

Step 3

Cook pasta as directed on a packet and strain, then put into mince mixture. Stir and season with vegetable seasoning, salt, pepper, and parsley mix with shallot.

Step 4

Grease oven-proof dish with unsalted butter, then dust with bread-crumbs and pour in half of the mixture, sprinkle with cheese and cover with the rest of the mixture. Bake in oven for about 15 minutes,then sprinkle with rest of the cheese and bake until golden brown.