A crowd pleasing Bacon Pasta Bake recipe that is reasonably light weight, quick to prepare, and easy to embellish with different meats or vegetables – plus the leftovers taste delicious too!

Pasta bakes are a creature comfort of mine. The combination of yummy pasta, tasty tomato sauce, and golden cheese equals perfection! This Bacon Pasta Bake recipe is a relatively light pasta bake compared to the pasta bakes I usually make which have loads of mince. It’s also a great meal for busy families as it can be prepared in just 10 minutes! Cooking time is a little longer though.

To save myself time I use macaroni as it’s so quick to cook. While the macaroni is cooking I brown the onion and bacon, then add the tomato and paste to create a sauce.

Then all I need to do is stir the sauce through the cooked pasta, spoon into a casserole dish, sprinkle with cheese and put in the oven.

Possibly the make or break of a good pasta bake is the cheese. I like mine especially golden, so make sure you don’t take your bake out prematurely.

Katrina Springer

Bacon Pasta Bake

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 45 minutes mins

Total Time 55 minutes mins

Servings: 5

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Australian

Ingredients Method

Ingredients

  

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• ▢ 250 g pasta our choice is macaroni
• ▢ 1 tablespoon olive oil
• ▢ 1 onion finely chopped
• ▢ 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• ▢ 8 shortcut bacon chopped
• ▢ 410 g can tomatoes with herbs
• ▢ 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• ▢ 3/4 cup cheese grated

Method

 

1. ▢
   Preheat oven to 180°C, fan forced.
2. ▢
   Cook pasta following packing instructions. Drain.
3. ▢
   While pasta is cooking, heat oil in frypan over high heat. Add bacon, onion and garlic stirring for 5 minutes or until onion is almost soft and bacon golden.
4. ▢
   Add tomatoes and tomato paste, stir through and bring to the boil, reduce heat, continue stirring for 3-5 minutes or until the sauce thickens.
5. ▢
   Once the pasta has cooked toss together the pasta and sauce.
6. ▢
   Spoon into a casserole dish, sprinkle cheese over the top.
7. ▢
   Cook in oven for 20-25 minutes or until cheese has melted.

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This Bacon Pasta Bake is also a great meal to reheat for lunch the next day, so make sure you make enough to afford yourself some tasty leftovers.

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