Pasta Meatball Casserole

Ingredients

• 500 g mixed ground beef
• 1 tbsp freshly chopped parsley
• 1 egg
• 2 tbsp breadcrumbs
• Salt
• pepper (ground)
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 8 tomatoes
• 1 onion
• 1 Garlic clove
• 1 tsp Dried oregano
• 400 g macaroni
• 125 g mozzarella
• 2 Tbsp grated Parmesan

Instructions

1. 1.

   Place the ground beef in a bowl. Mix well with parsley, egg and breadcrumbs, seasoning with salt and pepper. Form small balls from the mixture. In a hot pan, brown the meatballs in 1 tbsp hot oil for 3-4 minutes on all sides. Remove from heat.

2. 2.

   Peel, quarter, seed and dice the tomatoes. Peel and finely dice the onion and garlic. Sauté together in a hot pot with 1 tbsp oil until translucent. Add the tomatoes, mix in oregano and simmer for a few minutes until thickened. Season with salt and pepper, remove from heat and fold in the meatballs.

3. 3.

   Preheat the oven to 200°C (400°F) fan or conventional.

4. 4.

   Cook the macaroni in salted water until al dente. Drain well. Mix into the meatballs and transfer to a baking dish. Slice mozzarella and arrange over the pasta. Sprinkle with parmesan and bake for about 25 minutes until golden brown.