Pasta Bake with Creamy Topping

This was our dinner last Friday, its similiar with lasagna, but instead lasagna pasta, i used rigatoni pasta.

The ingredients are:

• 500 gr minced beef
• 400 gr passata (tomato pasta sauce in bottled)
• 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
• a pinch nutmeg
• 400 gr rigatoni pasta, cooked, and drained
• 3 cups baby spinach leaves ( i used 1 pack 120 gr baby spinach leaves)
• 1 cup grated tasty cheese
• 1 tbs oil
• 1 cup water / beef stock
• salt
• pepper
• 1 quantity white sauce

Method:

1. Heat a large pan and add oil, add mince and cook until well browned. Add sauce, water/beef stock, and spices. season with salt and pepper. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring often. Allow to cool.
2. Add rigatoni and spinach and divide into two batches, Top each with half the white sauce and cheese. Freeze now or bake at 180 degress Celcius (160 degress C fan forced) for 20-25 minutes. Serve with salad.



This pasta was saved our tummy in that night. Bon A Petit.......