Hey everyone, it’s Brad, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, smokey meatball pasta bake. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Smoky Meatballs in a tangy tomato sauce, baked together with rigatoni pasta and topped with lots of bubbling melted cheese. If you're looking for a meal that the whole family will demolish, this Smoky Meatball Pasta Bake from Ciara at My Fussy Eater is just the thing! Ready for a meatball pasta bake?
Smokey Meatball Pasta Bake is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. Smokey Meatball Pasta Bake is something that I have loved my entire life. They are fine and they look wonderful.
To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook smokey meatball pasta bake using 23 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Smokey Meatball Pasta Bake:
- Prepare Meatballs
- Take 500 g Beef Mince
- Take 100 g Fresh Breadcrumbs
- Make ready 2 tsp Wholegrain Mustard
- Prepare 1 tbsp Ketchup
- Get 1 tsp Garlic powder
- Make ready 2 tsp Oregano
- Take Salt
- Take Pepper
- Take 1 tbsp Rapeseed Oil
- Take Sauce
- Prepare 1 Small Onion (diced)
- Take 2 Carrots (grated)
- Get 2 Garlic Cloves (crushed)
- Prepare Chopped Tomatoes 400g Tin
- Take 4 tbsp Tomatoes Puree
- Take 200 ml red wine
- Get 2 tsp Smoked Paprika
- Get 1 Star Anise (Whole)
- Take To Finish
- Make ready 400 g Pasta
- Prepare 100 g Oak Smoked Cheddar
- Get 100 g Mature Cheddar (grated)
This Cheesy Meatball Pasta Bake Recipe is one your family is going to absolutely LOVE. So easy to make and even more delicious to eat! Nestle the meatballs into the bread mixture evenly, then cover with the remaining marinara and mozzarella. Sprinkle ¾ of the parmesan on top, saving the rest for garnish.
Instructions to make Smokey Meatball Pasta Bake:
- For the meatballs, add all of the ingredients into a mixing bowl and combine with a fork. Using your hands form into balls, mine were around 30-40g each, just smaller than a golf ball. In a large, deep frying pan add the oil and bring up to a medium high heat. Seal the meatballs and remove from the pan. Reduce the heat to medium. Add a large pan of salted water and bring to the boil… ready for your pasta later.
- For the sauce add the onions, carrot, garlic and star anise to the same pan. Fry these ingredients until they start to brown around 5 - 10 minutes, adding a little more oil if needed. Next, add the redwine and deglaze the pan and cook for 2-3 minutes. This is a good time to add your pasta to you boiling water. Also preheat your oven to 200c.
- Add the smoked paprika, chopped tomatoes and tomato puree to your frynimg pan and cook for 10 mins on a medium high heat. Keep working the sides and bottom of the pan to prevent sticking. The sauce should be darker in colour which signals its ready for the final step. You can add a splash of pasta water to loosen up the sauce if needed.
- Drain your cooked pasta and add to your sauce along with your meatballs. Mix together to coat everything in your sauce. Top with the cheeses and set im the oven for 20 mins until golden brown on top.
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