Turkey Pasta Bake

by Emmyroo in Cooking > Pasta

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Turkey Pasta Bake

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Ingredients

500g turkey mince

sweetcorn

1 tbsp chipotle sauce

250g marscapone

200g cheddar

1tsp dijon mustard

500g pasta shells

1 quantity (400g) tomato pasta sauce (from a previous instructable)

Step 1

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Brown off the mince in a large saucepan.

Meanwhile, boil the pasta in a large saucepan of boiling water

Add chipotle sauce to the mince, then sweetcorn (you can use other veggies- peppers, mushrooms etc)

Stir in the pasta sauce and simmer while the pasta cooks.

Cheese Sauce

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On a low heat, warm up the marscapone in a medium pan, add a ladle of pasta water.

Add about 2/3rds of the grated cheddar.

Add mustard and season with salt and pepper.

Keep stirring until the sauce is smooth

Build the Bake

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Pour the mince into a large shallow dish.

Drain the pasta.

Pour the cheese sauce over the pasta and mix well.

Layer the cheesy pasta on top of the mince.

Top with the remaining cheddar cheese, and parmesan if you wish.

Bake for 30 minutes at 180 degrees until bubbling and golden.

Cool slightly before serving.