Pasta bake recipe for 4 people, takes only 50 mins; recipe has sausagemeat, breadcrumb, rosemary, olive oil, passata, tomato paste, pasta, savoy cabbage, mozzarella and parmesan.
Sausageball pasta bake
Course: Pasta bake
Servings
4
servings
Prep time
15 mins
Ingredients
- Sausagemeat: 450g sausagemeat
- Breadcrumb: 50g fresh white breadcrumb
- Rosemary: 1 tsp thyme or rosemary leaves, chopped
- Olive Oil: 1 tbsp olive oil
- Passata: 500g carton passata
- Tomato Paste: 2 tbsp sundried tomato paste
- Pasta: 300g fusilli or other pasta shapes
- Savoy Cabbage: 1/2 small Savoy cabbage, cut into 1cm-wide slices
- Mozzarella: 250g ball mozzarella, cubed
- Parmesan: 2 tbsp freshly grated parmesan
Directions
- Put the sausagemeat, breadcrumbs and thyme or rosemary in a bowl and mix to combine. Shape into 20 small balls.
- Heat oil in a wide pan and cook the sausageballs for 10 mins until nicely browned. Add passata and tomato paste, cover and simmer gently for 20 mins.
- Meanwhile, cook pasta following pack instructions, adding the cabbage for the final 5 mins of cooking time. Drain cabbage and pasta, toss with the sauce and spoon into a heatproof dish.
- Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/ gas 6. Push mozzarella cubes into the top of the pasta. Sprinkle with Parmesan and bake for 15-20 mins until bubbling and crusty.
