Baked Bucatini Bolognese

• 50 g smoked streaky bacon, finely diced
• 2 tbsp sunflower oil
• 400 g beef mince
• 1 None onion, finely diced
• 3 None garlic cloves, finely chopped
• Pinch None caster sugar
• 1 tbsp tomato puree
• 500 g passata
• 250 g bucatini (could use spaghetti or long macaroni)
• 20 g butter
• 20 g flour
• 200 ml vegetable stock
• 100 g whipped cream
• 125 g mozzarella, drained and sliced
• 75 g Cheddar, grated

1. Cook the bacon in a large skillet for 4-5 mins until crisp. Remove from the pan and set aside. Heat the oil in the skillet over medium-high heat, add the ground beef and cook for 5 mins, breaking up with a wooden spoon. Spoon off excess fat. Add the onion, garlic and pepper flakes to the pan and cook for 2-3 mins. Season with salt and pepper, then stir in the sugar, tomato paste and tomato sauce. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 8-10 mins.
2. Meanwhile, cook the pasta according to the package directions. Drain well.
3. Preheat the oven to 350u0b0F. Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the flour until smooth. Gradually stir in the broth and cream, then bring to a boil. Simmer, stirring often, for 3-4 mins.
4. Mix the pasta and bacon into the sauce, then transfer the mixture to a large baking dish. Top with the mozzarella slices and sprinkle over the cheddar. Bake for 25 mins until hot and bubbly.

bacon, sunflower oil, beef mince, onion, garlic, caster sugar, tomato, passata, bucatini, butter, flour, vegetable stock, whipped cream, mozzarella, cheddar

Taken from recipes-plus.com/api/v2.0/recipes/16760 (may not work)