Italian meatball and mozzarella pasta bake

8 INGREDIENTS • 5 STEPS • 30MIN

Italian meatball and mozzarella pasta bake

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The ultimate lazy weeknight supper dish, this is not just any pasta sauce, this is a pasta sauce perked up with M&S roasted red pepper paste for your best pasta sauce yet.
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The ultimate lazy weeknight supper dish, this is not just any pasta sauce, this is a pasta sauce perked up with M&S roasted red pepper paste for your best pasta sauce yet.
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30MIN

Total time

Ingredients

Servings
4
1 jar
(180 g)
M&S roasted red pepper paste
340 g
M&S Remarksable Value penne pasta
3 tbsp
olive oil
plus extra to drizzle
12
M&S Select Farms British beef meatballs
2 cloves
M&S Remarksable Value garlic, crushed
1 handful
basil leaf
1 jar
(690 g)
M&S Italian passata
1
mozzarella ball, drained, roughly torn

Nutrition per serving

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Calories
730kcal
Fat
31.2 g
Saturates
8.8 g
Sugars
5.2 g
Salt
1365.2 mg
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Method

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step 1
Preheat the oven to 200°C/180°C fan/gas mark 6.
step 2
Bring a large saucepan of lightly salted water to the boil and cook the pasta (340 g) for 8 minutes. Drain and set aside.
step 3
Heat the olive oil (3 tbsp) in a flameproof casserole over a medium heat. Drop the meatballs (12) into the oil and fry for a few minutes, until golden brown all over.
step 4
Add the garlic (2 cloves) and half of the basil leaves (1/2 handful) to the casserole and fry for 1 further minute. Add the red pepper paste (1 jar) and the passata (1 jar) and bring to the boil. Remove the casserole from the heat, stir in the cooked pasta and season with salt and pepper.
step 5
Dot the mozzarella (1) over the top, drizzle with oil and scatter over the remaining basil leaves (1/2 handful). Place in the preheated oven for 5 minutes, until the cheese has melted. Serve.
step 5 Dot the mozzarella (1) over the top, drizzle with oil and scatter over the remaining basil leaves (1/2 handful). Place in the preheated oven for 5 minutes, until the cheese has melted. Serve.

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