This Mouthwatering Syn Free Bolognese Pasta Bake will impress the whole family - rich bolognese meat sauce coated pasta topped with delicious cheesy goodness.
Every one loves a bolognese, right?
So you will really LOVE this Bolognese Pasta Bake.
Rich Italian style bolognese meat sauce, packed with lots of healthy vegetables and a selection of melted cheese for that perfect golden topping.
If you are vegetarian, swap out the ground beef for a veggie meat substitute or even lentils. I love bolognese using green or brown lentils. Lentils can be purchased for such a low cost too, which would make these meal budget friendly.
I always have various bags of different lentils and beans in my pantry. They can come in really handy, if I do not have any meat defrosted and I need to make something up for dinner.
Have you seen my Lentil Bolognese recipe?
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How can I add a ⅓ speed foods to this Bolognese Pasta Bake?
The bolognese sauce in this pasta bake comes packed with healthy speed foods like carrot, onion, zucchini, mushrooms and tomatoes.
To increase the speed foods even furhter, I always make up a big bowl of salad which I serve in the middle of the table for everyone to dig into and add some to their plate.
All kinds of salad vegetables are perfect - baby greens, crisp lettuce, cucumber, carrot, peppers, tomatoes, onion.
Kitchen Items used in this Bolognese Pasta Bake:
- Oven Proof Dish
- Kitchen Scales
- Measuring Cups
- Measuring Spoons
- Mixing Bowls
- Spoon
- Frying Pan
- Saucepan
- Grater
- Chopping Board
- Santoku Knife
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Syn Free Best Ever Bolognese Pasta Bake
This Mouthwatering Syn Free Bolognese Pasta Bake will impress the whole family - rich bolognese meat sauce coated pasta topped with delicious cheesy goodness.
Ingredients
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 large carrot, finely chopped chopped
- 1 courgette, finely chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1.5 cups (360ml) of beef, chicken or vegetable stock
- 455g (1lb) of extra lean beef mince (ground beef)
- 3 cups (720ml) of crushed tomatoes (or passata)
- 1 tsp of dried basil
- 1 tsp of dried oregano
- 1 tsp of dried thyme
- 3 tablespoons of tomato puree
- handful of mushrooms sliced
- 350g (12.5oz) of dried pasta of choice (can use gluten free)
- salt and black pepper to season
- splash of balsamic vinegar
- dash or worcestershire sauce
- Salt and Black Pepper
to top:
- 150g (5.5oz) of Mozzarella (3xHEa)
- 60g/2oz of Cheddar (2xHEa)
- 30g (1oz) Parmesan (1 HEa)
to serve:
- fresh chopped Italian parsley
Instructions
- Add the mince, onion and garlic to a deep frying pan over a medium high heat and cook until browned.
- Add the carrot, courgette and mushrooms and cook for a further 3 mins.
- Add the herbs, crushed tomatoes, stock, tomato paste, balsamic vinegar and worcestershire sauce. Bring to the boil and then cover and reduce to simmer. Allow to simmer for 30 mins, until sauce thickens and becomes nice and rich. Season with salt and black pepper to taste.
- Preheat oven to 200c or 400f (gas mark 6)
- Place the pasta in a saucepan of boiling hot water and cook until al dente - approx 7 mins (you want it to still have a slight bite, as it will continue to cook in the oven).
- Add the pasta to a large oven proof dish.
- Add the bolognese meat sauce and mix well.
- Top with all cheeses and sprinkle of black pepper.
- Place in oven and bake until cheese has melted and is golden on top. Approx 30mins
- Serve topped with fresh chopped Italian parsley and your choice of sides.
Notes
This recipe is gluten free, vegetarian, Slimming World, Weight Watchers friendly
- Extra Easy - 1 HEa per serving
- WW Smart Points - 13 per serving
- Vegetarian/Green - use meat substitute or lentils in place on ground beef and use an Italian style cheese in place of parmesan.
- Gluten Free - use gluten free pasta and Worcestershire sauce
*suitable for freezing
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Nutrition Information
Yield 6 Serving Size 1Amount Per Serving Calories 511Total Fat 14.2gSaturated Fat 7.6gCholesterol 79mgSodium 806mgCarbohydrates 59.4gFiber 5.7gSugar 10.4gProtein 30.5g
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Jo says
Oooh this looks absolutely gawwwwjusss! will definitely be giving it a go. Thank you, Jo x
admin says
it is yummy 🙂
pam says
this recipe is absolutely lovely used a few times and for dinner tomorrow i give it 5 stars
Janet Lorkins says
This dish was very simple to make and tased gorgeous. I made it for one of our taster evenings and everybody has asked for the recipe.
Anonymous says
This was really easy to make and as with all the recipes have tried on here extremely tasty - I sprinkled over extra parmesan on my husbands portion and he had no idea was slimming recipe!
Padsum says
This dish was extremely easy to make.My husband and boys really enjoyed.I have loads left can u freeze tis?
slimadmin says
It would be suitable to freeze, made up before it goes in the oven. But would perhaps dry out a bit if frozen after going in the oven. Hope that helps
Natalie Jane Farndale-Lawson says
how did you know the syns as only the HE is listed? sorry new to this
Caz says
This is absolutely amazing ! It tastes delicious. My hubby loved it too and took it work for lunch two days running ! You have to try it , you won't be sorry .
Rosie Butcher says
This pasta bake was so easy and my whole family really enjoyed it !!
Kerri says
Really enjoyed this and so did hubby - clean plate! Tasted even better the next day for lunch, mmmmm!
Eleenia says
Loved this. I used the giant she'll pasta I had left over from your spinach and ricotta pasta dish.
Heidi says
O.m.g this was delicious. The balsamic vinegar and Worcestershire sauce made all the difference. Amazing flavour will be a favourite in our house from now on.
Lorraine R says
Shevy this met with thumbs up from the other half in this house! It is a ripper recipe and certainly can lay claim to "best ever" bolognese. We loved it! I followed the recipe to the letter and used gluten free penne pasta which turned out fine. Thanks for another winner and a keeper! ❤️
Charlotte Arena says
I have and seen a lot of pasta bakes and made and this one is the very best. And is low calorie!!!!! Trust me I am half Sicilian and this is one cracker of a recipe. I have made it a dozen times now and it always beautiful !!!
Teresa Whittaker says
I have this dish in the oven right now oh that sauce is amazingly good can't wait until it's done smells amazing and I'm starving lol!
Lisa says
Just tried this for the first time, halved the recipe to serve 3 (could easily serve 4) I added kidney beans, was extremely tasty and filling, will be making again .