This is one of those amazing winter recipes that will have the whole family wiping the sides of the bowl. It’s rich, it’s cheesy and you just cannot go wrong with it. The hardest part is cooking the mince but if you have some of the bolognese sauce frozen even better, you are ready to eat in just a few minutes. The strong cheesy flavour doesn’t really require an authentic bolognese sauce so here is a simple one.
What you need
500g mince meat
1 medium onion finely chopped
1 tin chopped peeled tomatoes
1 tablespoon chutney
Pinch of black pepper
300g of your favorite pasta
250ml white sauce (it’s very quick to make)
50g feta cheese broken up
50g cheddar cheese grated
50g gorgonzola or other strong cheese grated
The process
Put your pasta on to cook in a lot of boiling water with salt.
In a pan on a medium heat with a splash of oil, add the onions and cook until transparent, add the mince and cook until almost cooked through.
Add the tomatoes and chutney, mix well and allow to simmer for about 3 or 4 minutes.
While that is simmering make the white sauce. Once the white sauce is ready add the cheeses and stir until you have a fairly thick and cheesy sauce. You may want to add a little pepper.
In a large serving bowl add the cooked pasta, pour over the meat sauce and mix into the pasta, add the cheese sauce and mix again, Pop under the grill for a minute or 2 to lightly brown the top.
Serve immediately with some fresh bread to mop up the sauce left over and a salad.
If you like this type of pasta recipe, you will want to try the creamy baked chicken pasta.
Italian food is meant to be quick and easy and this Italian style recipe is a real winner amongst all of the Italian dishes. using fresh Italian pasta available at most Italian deli’s these days turns it into a little something Extra.
Hi Graham
Tried out this receipe just the other night and boy did it up my stakes in the “My Girlfriend is the Best Cook” category. Only thing though, even though I had the chutney, nowhere in your preparations does it say when to add it into the cooking process, so I just left it out (because of course I am still slightly inept). It still tasted superb so as for Nosihle saying it was just ewwww, perhaps she never made it according to the recipe as there is just no way it could be ewwww! Try again Nosihle, you never know, this time you may enjoy it!
Thanks again Graham – you are the BEST!
Thanks Dawn, The chutney goes in with the tomatoes, sorry about that but glad it turned out well. Have a lekker day G
I have done this recipe twice already and its always a winner. My 4 year old daugther loves cheese so it was an obvious winner!
Hi Sylvia, happy kids are a real pleasure hey!! Thanks for letting us know, lekker day G
i h8 it its jst….eeewwww
Awww no Noshile, sorry you didn’t like it… hope the next recipe is better G
awesome meal..made it for the 3rd time this evenin in 2 weeks. all i did differently was add a little broth to the mince..it was heavenly..THANK YOU!!
Great Rodney, so glad you enjoyed and thanks for letting me know….. It keeps me going knowing that you are enjoying . Cheers and great weekend.
hmmm heavenly Graham, comfort food. How could any one go wrong with this, cant wait to try it, and I love the use of the chutney.
Enjoy it Kim, What would we have done without Mrs Balls
Great recipe!!! Didn’t have chutney but made it the same and my husband raved about it!!! Was seriously yummy and there’s more than enough leftovers for tomorrow 🙂
Thank you
Great Celeste, its a keeper for sure.