Adding another Slimming World recipe to the collection today. You can find more delicious concoctions on our Slimming World Page. Today we have this portion of yumminess, the delightful Beef Ragu Pasta Bake. The perfect dinner for all of the family to enjoy.
Cook time – 1 hour
Syn Free.
Add 6 Syns if not using mozzarella as a healthy extra.
Beef Ragu Pasta Bake
Ingredients
1 onion finely chopped
1 large carrot, peeled and finely chopped
2 celery sticks, finely chopped
250g chestnut mushrooms, finely chopped
3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
700g jar passata
500g lean beef mince (5% fat or less)
250ml beef stock
8 tbsp tomato puree
1 tsp dried mixed herbs
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Fresh basil leaves, finely chopped
400g dried pasta shells
200g mozzarella, cubed
Low-calorie cooking spray
Method
1 Preheat oven to 180°C/160° fan/Gas 4. Place a large frying pan coated with low-calorie cooking spray on a high heat. Add celery, onion, carrot, mushrooms, garlic and beef mince and gently stir-fry for several minutes.
2 Add tomato puree, passata, dried herbs and stock and bring to the boil. Season and turn the heat down to medium, cover and cook for 20-30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
3 Whilst that cooks get started on your pasta. Drain when done.
4 Remove Ragu from heat and stir in the basil. Transfer half the sauce into a medium baking dish, top with pasta and pour over the remaining sauce and scatter the mozzarella. Bake for 25-30 minutes. Serve and enjoy!
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I am not even on Slimming world but would happily make this….I think it’s something we all would love x
This looks really good! I am going to have to try this for me and the teenager. We love pasta and we love beef! #MMBC
Wonderful
I’ll be giving this a go, looks so tasty 🙂
I’m not on slimming world, but this looks delicious! I think I might have to give it a try! #mmbc
That does sound delicious! I love a real nice pasta bake and if it’s healthier then that’s a bonus.
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this dish sounds and looks like a very tasty, will have to see about making it
that is my favourite kind of meal . looks perfection!!
This sounds really tasty and easy to make. I’ve never baked pasta in the oven before.
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My missus made this a few days ago and it was delish, apparently I need to shift a few pounds >.<
Sounds nice I love my pasta dishes but their usual high in calories good to have these recipes… I may try them out
This sounds amazing and great that you can have it on a diet! l must check out slimming world! will need to after Christmas lol 😀
Bravo! What a great idea! Love this. I’m sure this is incredibly delicious!
This is such a delicious meal! I love making it for the family !
Wow! Lots of YUMS! Simply loved it! A perfect summer meal!
Made this last night so quick, easy and tasty!
Jayne, what a nice idea! I made this ragu last week and my husband even took some for lunch the next day. I will be making it this evening as well.
Jayne, that recipe looks so yummy! I’ll have to try that one. Thanks for sharing.
I made this last night, was really lovely, perfect for a chilly autumn evening. Thank you for posting x
This looks so good and easy to do thanks.
This looks really tasty, I would make this.
this looks good–my diet starts tomorrow
Looks lovely, ill deffo be trying this!!
Delicious – would definitely add mozzarella
This is one all the family would like, we are all loves of pasta bakers.
Looks tasty, and very simple which is good for me as I am not the best of cooks!
Time for a health kick – we loved last time I made it
Looks delicious