Bolognaise and spinach pasta bake

[bhushan1161]

Bolognaise and spinach pasta bake

Ingredients (serves 10)

1 large onion (finely sliced)
3 garlic cloves
500g beef mince
400g pasta sauce
bunch of spinach, chopped (wash well first and remove stems)
1/3 cup chopped fresh basil leaves
1 tbs moroccan spice
1 tsp nutmeg
1 packet 250g rigatoni pasta
3 tbs olive oil

Method
1) Preheat oven to 220C
2)Heat 3 tablespoons of oil in pan and add onion and garlic, stirring until soft
3)add spice and nutmeg and cook for 1min
4)add mince meat and cook until browned
5)add pasta sauce and simmer uncovered for 30min
6) stir in chopped spinach and basil and simmer for another 10min
7)cook rigatoni pasta in a large pot of boiling water until tender and drain.
8)combine meatsauce and pasta and layer in a large baking dish

Top pasta/meat with lite tasty cheese or bechamel sauce (melt 30g butter in saucepan, add tbs plain flour, cook stirring until mixture bubbles, gradually add 2 cups milk, cook stirring until sauce boils and thicken, stir in 3/4 cup parmesan cheese).

Bake for about 15min or until browned lightly.


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[kimchin]

i think this is a new kind of food.in my country we used to eat the spinach to the soup made of spinach.i can't imagine it made spinach pasta, because i like spinach very much.