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When pressed for time and looking for a quick go-to meal, a pasta bake dish is easy to make.

This pork penne pasta bake can be a tasty variation on an old favourite.

Ingredients

• 1 onion
• 15 ml crushed garlic
• 1 kg Malu pork mince
• 600 g basil and tomato pasta sauce
• 400 g canned diced tomatoes
• 15 ml mixed herbs
• 15 ml chilli flakes (optional)
• 1 cup mozzarella cheese (grated)
• 500 g penne pasta

Method

1. Cook the pasta until the al dente stage (soft, but still firm). The pasta will cook further later.
2. Over medium heat, fry onion and garlic until light brown.
3. Add the pork mince and fry until cooked.
4. Add the pasta sauce, canned tomatoes, herbs and chilli flakes. Mix thoroughly.
5. Add the cooked pasta and combine with mince mixture.
6. Transfer to an ovenproof dish. Add mozzarella cheese on top.
7. Oven bake for 20 minutes at 180 °C.

• Recipe provided by Malu Pork