Thermomix Beef and Vegetable Pasta Bake is perfect if you need to feed a crowd! Made with simple and budget friendly ingredients, you can be sitting down to enjoy this easy Pasta Bake in around one hour!
This recipe is also a great meal to make for friends or family, as let’s face it, you really can’t go wrong with a pasta bake! The addition of the cheese sauce helps to give the pasta bake a delicious flavour and if you are big cheese fans like us, you can also pop some grated mozzarella cheese over the top of the pasta bake before popping it into the oven – yum!
You will love:
Budget friendly – bulk up the meat sauce to go even further with the addition of extra veggies. We also like to add sweet potato and even broccoli. This recipe is also perfect for using up any leftover veggies
Freezer friendly – store leftovers in the fridge for up to three months.
Recipe Hints and Tips
Bulk up your meat sauce with the addition of sweet potato or extra vegetables.
Passata can be used in place of crushed tomatoes.
You can use different size/shaped baking dishes for this recipe, however you will need a dish with a minimum capacity of 3 litres.
This recipe can be made up to two days in advance, simply then prepare the cheese sauce and bake when ready to serve.
Store in the fridge for up to three days. Freeze leftovers in a freezer safe container for up to three months.
Frequently Asked Questions
Should I cover my pasta bake in the oven?
When making our Thermomix Pasta Bake recipe, there is no need to cover the pasta bake in the oven as it only needs to bake long enough to brown the cheese. If you are reheating the dish, we do recommend covering the top of the dish with foil to prevent the top burning, as your dish will be in the oven for a longer period of time.
Do you need to boil pasta before baking?
While some recipes do not require pasta to be boiled before baking, when making this Thermomix Beef and Vegetable Pasta Bake, you will need to cook the pasta first as the liquid content of the sauce will not be enough to cook the pasta properly.
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Australian
Prep Time: 20minutes minutes
Cook Time: 45minutes minutes
Total Time: 1hour hour 5minutes minutes
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 648kcal
Ingredients
- 300 grams spiral pasta
Meat Sauce
- 80 grams brown onion cut in half
- 2 cloves garlic
- 20 grams olive oil
- 80 grams zucchini cut into 3cm cubes
- 60 grams carrot cut into 3cm cubes
- 800 grams crushed tomatoes
- 50 grams tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon mixed herbs
- 100 grams water
- 500 grams beef mince
Cheese Sauce
- 30 grams butter
- 20 grams plain flour
- 250 grams milk
- 100 grams tasty cheese cut into 3cm cubes
- 25 grams parmesan cheese
- ½ teaspoon nutmeg
- pinch of salt and pepper
Instructions
- Place the garlic and brown onion into the Thermomix bowl. Mix for 4 seconds, Speed 5.
- Scrape down the sides of the bowl and add the olive oil. Cook for 3 mins, Varoma temp, Speed 2 with the MC off.
- Add the zucchini and carrot and mix for 4 sec, speed 5 with the MC on. Blitz for longer if you want finer pieces of vegetables.
- Add the crushed tomatoes, mixed herbs, water and tomato paste. Place the beef mince into the steaming basket and break up with your spatula. Gently and carefully pop it into the TM bowl and cook for 8 mins, Varoma temp, Speed 3.
- Carefully remove the lid and break up the mince. Cook for a further 6 minutes, Varoma temperature, Speed 3.
- Carefully remove the basket and transfer the meat sauce to the baking dish. Set aside until needed.
- Cook the spiral pasta for 6 minutes or until it is almost cooked through. Drain and place the cooked pasta into the baking dish before gently stirring through the meat sauce. Set aside until needed.
- Preheat your oven to 180 degrees celsius (fan-forced).
- To make the cheese sauce, place the cubed pieces of the tasty and parmesan cheese into a clean Thermomix bowl and blitz for 10 seconds on Speed 10 or until finely grated.
- Add the butter, plain flour, milk, nutmeg and salt and pepper to your Thermomix bowl and cook for 7 minutes at 80 degrees on Speed 4.
- Pour the cheese sauce over the top of the pasta mixture and place into the oven to bake for 30 minutes or until the cheese sauce is golden.
- Carefully remove the pasta bake from the oven and serve.
Notes
Bulk up your meat sauce with the addition of sweet potato or extra vegetables.
Passata can be used in place of crushed tomatoes.
You can use different size/shaped baking dishes for this recipe, however you will need a dish with a minimum capacity of 3 litres.
This recipe can be made up to two days in advance, simply then prepare the cheese sauce and bake when ready to serve.
Store in the fridge for up to three days. Freeze leftovers in a freezer safe container for up to three months.
Nutrition
Calories: 648kcal | Carbohydrates: 57g | Protein: 31g | Fat: 33g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 13g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 94mg | Sodium: 534mg | Potassium: 990mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 2560IU | Vitamin C: 19mg | Calcium: 306mg | Iron: 5mg
