Sausage Ragu and Spinach Pasta Bake

Submitted by p_brodie1

"Easy everyday recipe that combines creamy cheese sauce and tomatoes for a perfect family meal!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 10mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 3

ingredients

• 3 pork sausage links
• 340 g chopped tomatoes with garlic and herbs, pureed
• 1⁄2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 250 g pasta
• 200 g spinach
• 50 g parmesan cheese

• For cheese sauce

• 13 g plain flour
• 13 g butter
• 300 ml milk
• salt and pepper
• 40 g grated cheese

directions

1. To make the cheese sauce, melt the butter in a saucepan and stir in the flour. Remove the pan from the heat and add the milk. Stir over a medium heat and bring to the boil. Simmer for 8-10 minutes until it begins to thicken. Add the cheese and season with salt and pepper.
2. Chop up the sausages into small pieces and fry in a little oil in a large frying pan over a medium-high heat. Add the tomato sauce and bring to the boil. Add the oregano, season with salt and pepper and simmer for 10 minutes.
3. Cook the pasta for 2 mins less than package instructions.
4. Pour a kettle of boiling water over the spinach to wilt.
5. Add the pasta to the cheese sauce.
6. In a large dish, add the meat sauce and then the spinach, cover with the cheesy pasta mix and top with the parmesan.
7. Bake in the oven for 40-45 minutes at 180C fan.