My Thermomix Beef and Vegetable Pasta Bake is perfect if you need to feed a crowd!
This Thermomix Beef and Vegetable Pasta Bake is one of my go to recipes whenever I'm looking for an easy and delicious meal which will feed our family. I love it because I can make it in advance and store in the freezer, but also because it's a great way to use up any leftover veggies and I can modify the veggies I used based on our preferences.
This recipe is also a great meal to make for friends or family, as let's face it, you really can't go wrong with a pasta bake! The addition of the cheese sauce helps to give the pasta bake a delicious flavour and if you are big cheese fans like us, you can also pop some grated mozzarella cheese over the top of the pasta bake before popping it into the oven - yum!
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Thermomix Beef and Vegetable Pasta Bake
Ingredients
- 300 grams spiral pasta
Meat Sauce
- 500 grams beef mince
- 4 rashers short cut bacon
- 2 cloves garlic
- 20 grams olive oil
- 1 brown onion cut in half
- 1 zucchini cut into 3cm cubes
- 1 carrot cut into 3cm cubes
- 50 grams sweet potato peeled and cut into 3cm cubes
- 800 grams crushed tomatoes
- 50 grams tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon mixed herbs
- 100 grams water
Cheese Sauce
- 30 grams butter
- 20 grams plain flour
- 250 grams milk
- 100 grams tasty cheese cut into 3cm cubes
- 25 grams parmesan cheese
- ½ teaspoon nutmeg
- pinch of salt and pepper
Instructions
- Place the garlic, short cut bacon and brown onion into your Thermomix bowl. Blitz for 4 sec, sp 5
- Add the olive oil and cook for 3 mins, varoma temp, sp2.
- Add the zucchini, carrot and sweet potato and blitz for 4 sec, sp 5. Blitz for longer if you want it finer
- Add the crushed tomatoes, mixed herbs, water and tomato paste and cook for 5 minutes, varoma temp, speed 2.
- Place the beef mince into the steaming basket and break up with your spatula. Gently and carefully pop it into the TM bowl and cook for 8 mins, varoma temp, sp 3 REVERSE. At the 8 min mark, gently stir mince and cook for another 4 mins (or longer until it's cooked through) on varoma temp, sp 3 Reverse.
- Carefully remove the basket from the TM bowl and place into your Thermoserver. Add the sauce and stir to combine. Set aside until needed.
- Cook the spiral pasta as per the packet instructions. Drain and place the cooked pasta into a large oven safe baking dish.
- To make the cheese sauce, place the cubed pieces of the tasty and parmesan cheese into a clean Thermomix bowl and blitz for 10 seconds on speed 10 or until finely grated.
- Add the butter, plain flour, milk, nutmeg and salt and pepper to your Thermomix bowl and cook for 7 minutes at 80 degrees on speed 4.
- Preheat your oven to 180 degrees and pour the meat sauce over the top of the cooked pasta and stir through.
- Pour the cheese sauce over the top of the pasta mixture and place into the oven to bake for 30 minutes.
Notes
Enjoy!
Janine says
This is one of my go to recipes, full of flavour and great for the freezer and lunches
Kylie says
So good thanks for the recipe x
Michael says
Is there any nutritional facts on this recipe
Andy says
I cooked this tonight for family. It is so delicious and straightforward to make. It will certainly be on repeat.
Thank you.
Lucy says
That's so great to hear!
Amanda Mason says
I just made this using varying vegetables left in the fridge and it’s AMAZING. And so simple and quick.
The beef is perfect and the sauce, once baked is superb!
Thanks so much. Going on high rotation!! ?
Katie says
Hi. Can this be cooked with fresh tomatoes rather than tinned? If so, where would adding / chopping them fit into the steps?
Lauren Matheson says
I haven't tried this recipe with fresh tomatoes sorry, I would suggest chopping them first and then adding as per the recipe
Debbie says
Why do you cook the mince in the steaming basket and not in the sauce?
Lauren Matheson says
Hi Debbie, I cook it in the steaming basket to help it keep it's shape and make it a 'chunky' sauce.
Jayde says
Hi do you add the mince after the pasta and cheese sauce has been in the oven for 30 minutes? Thanks
Lauren Matheson says
Hi Jayde, you add all the ingredients before putting in to the oven. Thanks x
Simone Taylor says
Can you use gluten free pasta?
Lauren Matheson says
Yes you can, just cook as per the packed instructions 🙂
Nicole says
If I was going to freeze this what stage would I do it? Would I cook and freeze? Thanks in advance!
Lauren Matheson says
Hi Nicol, you can freezer this recipe either once you have cooked the sauce or once you have added the cooked pasta 🙂
Lisa says
This pasta bake is awesome my fussy eater had 2 serves and didn’t realise it had veggies in it . I’ll be making this again for sure .
Lucy says
That's fantastic!!!
Greta says
Same question as the previous poster! Any suggestions for a dairy free sauce?
Hayley Taylor says
Any way to make a dairy free version of the cheese sauce? ???
MIchelle says
This might be a silly question but do you take the sauce out before you cook the meat? I’m new to the Thermomix world!
Lauren Matheson says
Hi Michelle, not a silly question at all! No you leave it in and cook at the same time 🙂
Ariasmith says
Oh this beef and vegetable combination pasta so yummy and delicious too, Thanks for sharing!!!