MEDITERRANEAN INSPIRED PASTA BAKE

INGREDIENTS

• 1 Tbsp Cooking Oil
• 1 Medium Onion, Chopped
• 1/2 Green & Red Peppers, Chopped
• 1/2 tsp Garlic, Minced
• 1 Tbsp Curry Powder
• 1 Tbsp Paprika
• 1 Tsp Tomato Paste
• 4-6 Thompsons Selection Beef Burgers
• 1 Tinned Tomatoes
• 1 Punnet Cherry Tomatoes, Halved
• 1 Packet Pasta, Cooked per pack instructions
• 1/2 Cup Ricotta Cheese
• 1 Bunch Thyme

Method

1. Sauté Onions until they are soft, once soften add garlic, curry powder & paprika, stir in tomato paste and allow to cook for a few minutes.
2. Add in Thompsons Selection Beef Burgers, using a fork to mash patties mimicking minced meat. Continue to stir until well combined.
3. Stir in chopped tomatoes, reduce heat allowing curry sauce to develop and thicken finishing off
   with peppers.
4. In a baking dish, combine cooked Pasta with curry until it is completely coated, top with
   tomatoes, ricotta & thyme.
5. Bake at 180 for 5 – 8 minutes or until ricotta cheese is melting & bubbling.