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Dump-and-bake pasta tray bake

4 to 6
Easy
5 minutes
50 minutes

The dump-and-bake trend has seen some kitchen atrocities – but this meatball pasta is delicious. It’s a weeknight meal that comes together with just 5 minutes of hands-on kitchen time.

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Ingredients

Method
  • 250 g Woolworths rigatoni
  • 1 x 375 g jar tomato-and-basil pasta sauce
  • 2 cups chicken stock
  • 4 garlic cloves
  • 12 Woolworths beef frikkadels
  • olive oil, for drizzling
  • salt, to taste
  • 1 T Woolworths Italian seasoning
  • 200 g grated Emmenthal and mature Cheddar cheese mix
  • Parmesan, for serving
  • basil, for serving

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C. Place the rigatoni, pasta sauce, chicken stock and garlic in a deep baking dish, making sure the pasta is submerged in the liquid.

2. Nestle the frikkadels into the sauce, drizzle with olive oil, season with the Italian seasoning and salt.

3. Cover with foil and bake for 40 minutes. Remove the dish from the oven and set the oven to grill.

4. Remove the foil from the dish and cover the pasta with the cheese. Grill until the cheese has melted, about 8–10 minutes. Garnish with the Parmesan and basil.

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Videographer: Romy Wilson
Photographer: Jan Ras
Food assistant: Lerato Motau

Production: Amy Ebedes-Murray

Emma Nkunzana

Recipe by: Emma Nkunzana

Emma Nkunzana is a food stylist based in Cape Town. When she's not cooking or styling recipes, she can also be found kite surfing.

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