Name: Pasta bean and chilli bake
Prep time: 20 minutes
Cook time: 20 minutes
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 1 small onion, chopped; half red pepper, chopped; 1 clove garlic, crushed; 100g lean minced beef; 230g tin chopped tomatoes; 2 tbsp tomato purée; half tsp chilli powder; pinch of paprika; 75g dried wholemeal pasta shapes, cooked and drained; 215g tin kidney beans, drained and rinsed; 1 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped; 25g wholemeal breadcrumbs; 15g grated Parmesan cheese

A winter-warming dish that you can rustle up from your store cupboard.

Serves

Prep

20 minutes

Cook

20 minutes

Each 371g serving contains (excludes serving suggestion)

KCal

405

Carbs

51.5g

Fibre

15.2g

Protein

27.8g

Fat

6.5g

Saturates

2.8g

Sugars

12.8g

Salt

0.51g

Fruit/Veg Portion

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Ingredients

1 small onion, chopped

half red pepper, chopped

1 clove garlic, crushed

100g lean minced beef

230g tin chopped tomatoes

2 tbsp tomato purée

half tsp chilli powder

pinch of paprika

75g dried wholemeal pasta shapes, cooked and drained

215g tin kidney beans, drained and rinsed

1 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped

25g wholemeal breadcrumbs

15g grated Parmesan cheese

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Method

Step 1

Place the onion, pepper, garlic and mince in a non-stick frying pan and fry for 5 minutes until the minced is browned and the onions are beginning to soften. Add the tomatoes, tomato purée, chilli powder and paprika to the pan, bring to the boil, cover and simmer for 10 minutes.

Step 2

Meanwhile, cook the pasta according to pack instructions.

Step 3

Stir the kidney beans and parsley into the pasta heat through. Transfer to an ovenproof dish. Mix together the breadcrumbs and Parmesan cheese and sprinkle over the pasta.

Step 4

Place the dish under a preheated grill for 1-2 minutes until golden.

Recipe tips

To create a TexMex flavour, add 1 level tsp each of ground cumin and dried oregano.
You could also stuff this chilli mixture into halved peppers, top with crumbled Cheddar cheese and bake for 20 minutes.