Perfect Pasta Bake

An amazingly hearty, filling dish! great comfort food and lasts for days in the fridge!

Ingredients

• 100g pasta (any sort really. I tend to use penne)
• 50g meat (can be fish, poultry or beef/ pork etc)
• 100g veggies (i like sliced peppers, onions and carrots)
• 2 tins of chopped tomatoes
• herbs (oregano, rosemary etc (depends on the sort of meat))
• 1 clove garlic
• cheeseee
• 1 single packet of ready salted crisps (optional)

Instructions

STEP 1:

-put the pasta on the hob to boil

STEP 2:

-chop up your veggies and meat any way you like

STEP 3:

-fry the chopped meat in a deep pan until cooked

STEP 4:

-pop the veggies and garlic in the same dish to fry lightly

STEP 5:

-pour in the 2 tins of tomatoes

STEP 6:

-check the pasta to see if its cooked

STEP 7:

-if cooked, drain the pasta

STEP 8:

-put the herbs in the sauce and stir with a wooden spoon

STEP 9:

-keep stirring until boiling and take off the heat

STEP 10:

-start grating the cheese (you need loads!)

STEP 11:

-break the crisps into bits

STEP 12:

-in a deep ovenproof dish, start mixing the sauce with the drained pasta

STEP 13:

-preheat the oven to 190 degrees

STEP 14:

-cover the mixture with the broken crisps evenly

STEP 15:

-sprinkle the cheese on top

STEP 16:

-pop it in the oven for 20mins

STEP 17:

-take it out and enjoy the warmth of a homey meal!!!