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Dinner recipe
Mild beef chilli pasta bake with kidney beans, tomato sauce, spinach, and melted cheddar.
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Ingredients
saucepan, non-stick frying pan, baking dish
Method
Heat the oven to 200C and set out a medium baking dish.
Cook the pasta in boiling water with a pinch of salt for 8-10 minutes until just tender, then drain and keep a mug of pasta water.
Drain and rinse the kidney beans and roughly chop the spinach. Keep the beef mince chilled and break it up with a spoon as it cooks.
Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a wide pan over a medium-high heat. Cook the beef mince for 5-8 minutes until piping hot. Stir in mild chilli powder for 1 minute, then add passata and tomato puree. Add a pinch of salt, black pepper, and a small pinch of sugar only if the tomatoes taste sharp.
Fold in the pasta and kidney beans and spinach, loosening with a splash of pasta water if needed, then spoon everything into the baking dish.
Scatter over the cheddar and bake for 15-20 minutes until bubbling at the edges and golden on top. Rest for 3 minutes before serving.
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