Beef And Spinach Pasta Bake

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 125 g pasta, cooked and drained (uncooked weight)
• 200 g 95% lean ground beef
• 60 g lean bacon
• 1 small onion, diced
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1/2 cup wine
• 1 (400 g) can tomatoes, undrained and chopped
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 pinch red chili pepper flakes
• 1 pinch mixed spice (similar to pumpkin pie spice)
• 1 teaspoon brown sugar
• salt and pepper
• 150 g frozen spinach, defrosted and squeezed dry (usually half a box)
• cooking spray
• 2 eggs
• 150 ml 2% low-fat milk
• salt and pepper
• 30 g parmesan cheese, grated

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 190c.
• 2 place the beef, bacon, onion and garlic in a fry pan and cook gently until meat has changed colour and onion is softened.
• 3 add in the wine, tomatoes and their juice, basil, chili flakes, mixed spice and brown sugar. bring to the boil, then reduce to a simmer and cook about 20 minutes. sadd the spinach cook a couple of minute more, season with sall and pepper then add the cooked pasta.
• 4 spray a 6 cup oven proof dish and spoon in the pasta mix.
• 5 lightly beat the eggs, add in the milk and season with salt and pepper.
• 6 pour over the pasta mix then sprinkle with the grated parmesan.
• 7 bake in the oven for 20 minutes or untl set and golden brown.