How to make Pasta Meatball Bake easy

Pasta Meatball Bake - It was delicious !!!!! Easy to make and a crowd pleaser !!!. Today I am sharing this Pasta Meatball Bake! A quick and easy dinner that is ready in under 25 minutes!

Pasta Meatball Bake

You can cook Pasta Meatball Bake with 18 Ingredients and 8 steps. See the following guide!

Ingredients for Pasta Meatball Bake:
  1. 30 grams spinach.
  2. 210 grams Fusilli Pasta (fresh or dry).
  3. 70 grams Mild Cheese, grated.
  4. Meatballs.
  5. 400 grams Sausages, skin removed.
  6. 250 grams Pork Mince.
  7. 70 grams seasoned plain flour.
  8. 1 tbsp Flat Leaf Parsley, finely chopped.
  9. Sauce.
  10. 25 grams Butter.
  11. 2 tbsp Double Concentrate Tomato Puree.
  12. 400 grams Tinned Chopped Tomatoes.
  13. 1 Pepper, sliced.
  14. 2 Shallots, finely diced.
  15. 2 clove of Garlic, crushed.
  16. 3 Basil Leaves, roughly chopped.
  17. 1/2 Chilli Pepper, sliced finely.
  18. 1 tbsp olive oil.

Step by step how to cook Pasta Meatball Bake:
  1. Pre heat an oven to 190°C / 170°C fan..
  2. For the Meatballs: In a bowl, mix the pork mince, sausage meat and parsley, mashing with the back of a fork to help tenderise the mince. Take approximately 1/2tbsp of the mixture and shape into a ball. Roll this in the flour and set to one side. You should be able to get approximately 20 meatballs. Select how many you want to serve per person (6 works well) and freeze the rest. Place the meatballs you wish to use in the fridge to chill for 30mins..
  3. For the sauce: Heat the oil in a heat proof dish and brown the meatballs. Reduce the hear to low, remove the meatballs and add the butter to gently heat. Add the garlic and shallots and sweat down for 2-3mins. Add the pepper and chilli and cook for a further 2mins. Stir in the puree. Stir in the tinned tomatoes, heat the sauce till bubbling. Reduce the heat to simmer and add the basil. Add back the meatballs and cook for 35-40mins..
  4. Part cook the pasta in a pan of boiling water (the best thing to do is aim for 2/3rds of the cooking time). Drain out most of the water and leave to one side..
  5. Remove the meatballs, take the sauce off the heat and add the spinach and pasta..
  6. Pour the pasta into a suitable dish. Place the meatballs on top and cover in the cheese..
  7. Place in the oven and cook until the cheese has melted..
  8. Serve.