Got a very special recipe for you today that I stumbled on over the Internet. Excuse the pics- they were taken on a camera phone as, let's face it, I couldn't be arsed to find my camera. Take a peek at this beauty:
Oh my life! Check it. THAT my friends, is a PASTA PIE. 'What?!' I hear you cry! Yep, pasta in a pie shape. So unnecessary but SO much fun. The recipe was thought up by Noble Pig whose blog you should text for more good food ideas. So let's go!
Ingredients:
Bag of rigatoni
500g minced beef or similar
2 garlic cloves
1 can chopped toms
Lots of cheese of your choice
Method:
Pre-heat the oven to 200 deg cel. I used a tin with a removable base to make this, springform job. If you haven't got one then I would find some other kind of crazy pasta-based dinner to make. You need to make a bolognese sauce which I am sure you've done before but if not, fry up the meat with your onion and garlic. You need to add seasoning at this stage so the meat sucks it up. Essential are pepper, salt and mixed herbs but the rest is up to you. Sal likes to add chilli flakes. Maybe you like a bit of mixed-spice. Be free, my friends. When you've done that throw in the chopped toms and simmer it for a bit. Wicked.
Part-cook the pasta and then run some cold water over it. Next stand the rigatoni upright one at a time in the pan. This is a bit tricky but persevere. Make sure they are packed in fairly tightly. Next take the sauce (make sure it is not boiling hot!) and using a spoon and your fingers, spread the meat over the pasta and poke it down into the rigatoni holes. This is gooey and super fun. Bake it for 15 minutes.
Lastly, grab it out the over and cover it all with a riduclously unhealthy amount of cheese. A mix of cheddar and mozzarella is fun. Bake it for about another 15mins or until turning golden brown. Cut into it with joy:
CRAZY GOOD! And makes loads, btw, so make sure you have lots of guests or freezer space.
Loving it,
Ash x
