Recipe By Jaxters
Ref: 768
Heading: Pasta
Cuisine: Italian
Food Type: Meat
No of Portions: 4
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Ingredients & Prep
400 g
Dried Macaroni
120 g
Pancetta chopped
400 g
Hard cows milk mozzarella cheese grated
100 g
Parmesan cheese grated
Tomato Sauce
400 ml
Tomato Passata
250 ml
Water
1/2 Onion chopped
2 Garlic clove grated
2 tbsp
Tomato puree
1 tbsp
Fresh basil chopped
1/2 tsp
Chilli flake (optional)
1 tsp
Caster sugar
1/2 tsp
Freshly ground black pepper
1/4 tsp
Salt
2 tbsp
Olive oil
Method
Step 1
Pre-heat oven to 200°C fan.
Step 2
Cook pasta as per instructions in slightly salted water.
Step 3
Add pancetta & oil to a frying pan over a med heat, cook until crispy then remove & set aside.
Step 4
Make the tomato sauce, place onion & olive oil in the same frying pan over a med heat, stir & cook onion until soft, then add garlic & cook for a one more minute, then add passata, water, sugar, tomato puree, chilli flakes if used, sugar, salt & pepper, bring to a simmer & cook for 2 mins stirring all the time, when done blend sauce with a stick/hand blender or liquidiser to smooth, then add basil & stir in.
Step 5
Tip cooked pasta & pancetta into a baking dish, mix together, then pour over the tomato sauce & mix together, then sprinkle mozzarella over the top evenly follows by the parmesan, bake for 15 to 20 mins until it bubbles.
Suggestion & Tips
Have with crusty bread & salad. Instead of pancetta you can use bacon.