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Dump-and-bake pasta tray bake

Name: Dump-and-bake pasta tray bake
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4 to 6 servings
Cuisine: Main Meals
Ingredients: Woolworths rigatoni 250 g,jar tomato-and-basil pasta sauce 1 x 375 g,chicken stock 2cups,garlic cloves 4,Woolworths beef frikkadels 12 ,olive oil, for drizzling ,salt, to taste ,Woolworths Italian seasoning 1 T,grated Emmenthal and mature Cheddar cheese mix 200 g,Parmesan, for serving ,basil, for serving

By Emma Nkunzana

Serves 4 to 6

Difficulty Easy

Prep Time 5 minutes

cooking Time 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

Method

Ingredients

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