Hey everyone, it’s Drew, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, cheesy pasta bake with turkey, fennel & thyme. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
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After a lot of sophisticated holiday food, the body craves simple. Grab a few pantry staples, toss with leftover turkey and some fresh vegetables and dinner is ready. I followed this recipe to the letter with the exception of adding some fennel seeds (just something we always like in red sauce).
To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook cheesy pasta bake with turkey, fennel & thyme using 14 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Cheesy Pasta Bake With Turkey, Fennel & Thyme:
- Prepare 225 g rigatoni pasta,
- Take 375 g 7% fat turkey thigh mince meat,
- Take 200 ml tomato passata,
- Prepare 1 small onion, chopped,
- Prepare 1-2 large tomatoes, chopped coarsely,
- Take 1 tbsp tomato puree paste,
- Take 2 tsp dried thyme,
- Prepare 1.5 tsp fennel seeds,
- Get Cracked black pepper, to season,
- Prepare 1 tsp sugar,
- Make ready Salt to season and for pasta cooking water,
- Make ready Vegetable oil for frying
- Prepare To top:
- Make ready 60 g Grated mature cheddar cheese (I used 30% less fat)
Stir in crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, tomato sauce, and water. Sprinkle with Parmesan, then transfer to oven. It's got tender pasta shells, sharp cheddar cheese, salsa and a hint of lime. It's a simple meal that packs a real punch of flavor.
Steps to make Cheesy Pasta Bake With Turkey, Fennel & Thyme:
- Add oil to a medium saucepan and once hot add in the onions and begin to gently fry, turn down the heat a little. After frying until turning translucent add in the turkey mince meat. Fry off until almost cooked through then season well with salt and plenty of cracked black pepper. Take the fennel seeds and grind them in a mortar and pestle.
- Add in the ground fennel seeds plus the thyme. Stir through. Next add the tomato paste and the passata. Stir through. Bring to a simmer. Add in the sugar and stir through. Simmer on a medium low heat.
- Begin to cook the pasta according to packet instructions in salted water. Preheat your oven to 180 (fan). Once the pasta is almost cooked remove from the heat and drain off the water. Take your oven proof dish and spoon in the pasta then add the sauce. Gently mix through until the pasta is coated evenly.
- Scatter over your grated cheese then place in the hot oven and cook for around 10 minutes. Then to finish place beneath a hot grill until the cheese is golden and bubbling.
- Serve up and enjoy! :)
The pasta is tender and the sauce is creamy and cheesy with a little bit of heat and a hint of lime. This easy penne pasta bake is a freezer-friendly comfort food you can make ahead and enjoy later. Surprise the people you love with a cheesy penne pasta bake that will taste just as good in a couple of months as it does tonight. This Turkey Meatball Casserole is loaded with cheese, pasta, and flavor. You can prepare it ahead of time and put it in the oven when you are ready to eat.
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