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Turkey pasta bake

Name: Turkey pasta bake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 onion finely chopped; 3 garlic cloves crushed; 2 tsp tomato purée; 2 x 400g cans chopped tomatoes; 1 tbsp red wine vinegar; 1 tsp dried oregano; pinch of chilli flakes (optional); 400g leftover roast turkey or chicken, shredded; 400g dried pasta (we used penne); 6 leftover pigs in blankets; 125g ball of mozzarella or 100g grated mozzarella; 25g parmesan or strong cheddar, grated

Cassie Best

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Serves 6

Easy

Prep: 10 mins

Cook: 30 mins

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Make the most of leftover Christmas turkey (or chicken) and use it in a low-cost, easy pasta bake. A few leftover pigs in blankets make for a nice surprise, too

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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2 tbsp olive oil
1 onion

finely chopped
3 garlic cloves

crushed
2 tsp tomato purée
2 x 400g cans chopped tomatoes
1 tbsp red wine vinegar
1 tsp dried oregano
pinch of chilli flakes

(optional)
400g leftover roast turkey

or chicken, shredded
400g dried pasta

(we used penne)
6 leftover pigs in blankets
125g ball of mozzarella

or 100g grated mozzarella
25g parmesan

or strong cheddar, grated

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Nutrition: Per serving (6)

kcal578
fat21g
saturates8g
carbs53g
sugars10g
fibre6g

high
protein41g
salt1.2g

Method

step 1

Heat the oil in a pan over a low-medium heat and fry the onion for 8-10 mins until softened and starting to caramelise. Stir in the garlic and tomato purée, and cook for 1-2 mins more. Tip in the chopped tomatoes, vinegar, oregano, chilli and 2 tsp sugar, then season well and bring to a simmer. Swill out the tomato cans with a splash of water and stir this into the sauce, then partially cover the pan with a lid and cook for 15-20 mins until the tomatoes have reduced to a rich sauce. Crush any large pieces of tomato with a vegetable masher, if you like. Stir through the turkey or chicken and any other cooked meat you want to use up.
step 2

Meanwhile, boil the kettle. Pour the hot water into a large saucepan, season with salt and bring back to the boil. Cook the pasta for a minute less than pack instructions or until al dente. Drain, reserving a mugful of the pasta cooking water.
step 3

Tip the pasta into the sauce and stir to combine, adding some of the reserved water to loosen, if needed. Transfer to a baking dish, then tuck in the pigs in blankets or put on top. Scatter over the cheeses. Once cool, will keep covered and chilled for a day, or frozen for a month. Defrost in the fridge overnight before cooking.
step 4

If cooking imnmediately after prep, heat the grill to high and cook for 8-10 mins until the cheese is bubbling and golden. If cooking from chilled or defrosted, heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6 and cook for 25-30 mins until piping hot and the cheese has melted.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, December 2022

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