Beef / Pork

Jo's Cheesy Meaty Pasta Bake is for Dinner.

Jo's Cheesy Meaty Pasta Bake takes 30 minutes to prepare.

Jo's Cheesy Meaty Pasta Bake takes 20 minutes to cook.

Jo's Cheesy Meaty Pasta Bake makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Jo's Cheesy Meaty Pasta Bake are:

500g lean ground beef
1 medium onion
1oxo cube
1tin chopped tomatoes
4 cups any wholewheat pasta
small tub low-fat cream cheese
3 good handfuls grated cheese, cheddar and mozarella

Here is how you make Jo's Cheesy Meaty Pasta Bake:

Chop the onion and dry-fry with the beef. Add thetinnedtomatoes & oxo cube, stir well and simmer for 15 minutes or so. You can add garlic, herbs or chilli if liked. In the meantime cook the pasta until it is al dente then drain it and stir the tub of cream cheese in. Marscapone or Philadelphia are best but make sure it's low fat! Put the meatsauce into an ovenproof dish, add the pasta on top then cover with the grated cheese. Bake in a fairly hot oven (190 deg) for about 15-20 minutes until the cheese browns and bubbles.Serve with steamed veg, or a green salad. Non-dieters may like to have garlic bread with it too!Number of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user YAMBABE.

The nutritional information for Jo's Cheesy Meaty Pasta Bake is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 588.1

• Total Fat: 35.1 g
• Cholesterol: 119.2 mg
• Sodium: 515.1 mg
• Total Carbs: 33.2 g
• Dietary Fiber: 5.3 g
• Protein: 35.6 g