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Title: Mince & pasta with cheese and FOSM
Post by: judydawn on July 29, 2011, 11:37:38 am

Name of Recipe:   Mince & Pasta with Cheese & French Onion Soup Mix.
Number of People: 4 serves
Ingredients:
50g parmesan cheese, cubed (for serving)
150g cheddar cheese, cubed
200g spiral pasta
1200 mls boiling water
1/2 tspn salt
2 cloves garlic
1 tblspn olive oil
500g beef mince
3.5 tblspns French Onion Soup Mix - recipe here (http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=6744.0)
1 can crushed tomatoes 400g
125g water
1/2 bunch chopped coriander or parsley if preferred for serving.

Preparation:
Grate the parmesan 7 sec/speed 8. Set aside.
Grate the cheddar cheese 10 sec/speed 8. Set aside.
Without washing the bowl, add the boiling water, salt and pasta to it and cook 12 mins/100^oreverse/speed1/MC off.
Drain and keep the pasta warm in a thermosaver.
Rinse and dry the bowl.
Drop the garlic onto running blades 4 sec/speed 7.
Scrape down the sides, add the oil and saute 2 mins/100^o/speed 1.
Add the mince and saute 5 mins/100^o/reverse/speed 1.
Add the French onion soup mix, the canned tomatoes & the water.
Cook 7 mins/100^o/reverse/speed 1/MC off and steaming basket over the hole.
Add the cheddar cheese to the sauce and mix to combine for 30 sec/speed 1/reverse.
Pour the sauce over the pasta in the thermosaver and mix through with a spatula.
Serve sprinkled with some parmesan cheese and coriander.

Tips and Hints - the coriander gives this dish a lovely lift. The photo was taken before I realised that.  This tastes even better when reheated so preferably make it in advance.

members' comments

cookie -  It is really tasty. I only made a half quantity for us and left the water out and used all the tin of tomatoes. Yum. Thanks Judy.

Title: Re: Mince & pasta with cheese and FOSM
Post by: dede on July 29, 2011, 12:02:25 pm

This sounds like a recipe my lot would enjoy. Thanks Judy

Title: Re: Mince & pasta with cheese and FOSM
Post by: CreamPuff63 on July 29, 2011, 02:34:59 pm

yeah my lot too, although I would like it if someone from the lot would cook it for me instead  :D

Title: Re: Mince & pasta with cheese and FOSM
Post by: cookie1 on July 30, 2011, 09:03:28 am

This loos like it could be a favourite for us too. I've printed it to take away with me.

Title: Re: Mince & pasta with cheese and FOSM
Post by: Coops on August 18, 2011, 03:54:30 am

There is no mention of tinned tomatoes that I can see in the ingredients, but there is in the instructions? Is that just the one tin?

Title: Re: Mince & pasta with cheese and FOSM
Post by: judydawn on August 18, 2011, 05:10:47 am

Yes Coops, thanks for that.  Have added it to the recipe.

Title: Re: Mince & pasta with cheese and FOSM
Post by: cookie1 on October 07, 2011, 08:24:05 am

We at last had this last night. It is really tasty. I only made a half quantity for us and left the water out and used all the tin of tomatoes. Yum. Thanks Judy. :-*

Title: Re: Mince & pasta with cheese and FOSM
Post by: judydawn on October 07, 2011, 08:25:58 am

Thanks Cookie.