Rotini Pasta with Italian seasoned spicy meat sauce topped with cheese. A fast track recipe bursting with flavors and ready to eat in just 30 minutes!
Prep Time5mins
Cook Time25mins
Total Time30mins
Servings: 6
Author: Hirra Pervaiz
Ingredients
For Spicy Meat Sauce
2CupsMinced MeatChicken, Mutton or Beef
1Medium Onionchopped finely
4-6Garlic Cloveschopped finely (I used about
2TbspTomato Puree
1CupPizza Sauce
1/4tspMixed Italian Herbs
1/2tspCrushed Red Chilies
1tspSaltor to taste
1tspBlack pepper powderor to taste
1/4tspWhite pepper powder
For Rest of the Pasta
2CupsRotini Pastaor any pasta of choice
1CupMozzarella Cheesegrated
1/2CupCheddar Cheesegrated
Instructions
For Spicy Meat Sauce: In a heavy bottom pan, add minced meat over medium heat. Stir it around until the meat is all cooked and browned. Add to it chopped onions and garlic, give it a nice stir and let onions turn a bit translucent. Now add salt,black pepper powder and crushed red chilies along with 1/4 cup of water to cook the onions. Stir this around for a few minutes over medium heat until onions become soft. Then add in mixed Italian herbs,tomato puree and white pepper. Mix it all together Now add to it Pizza Sauce,mix it around for a moment and bring to a light boil.Lower the heat to simmer while you do the rest of the preps!
Prepare Pasta: Get a pot of water boiling, add 1 tsp salt and pasta and let cook until it's done. Drain it and add a tsp of oil, give it a mix. While the pasta is boiling, grate the cheese
By this point the sauce should be done, so turn off the heat. Do a taste check and adjust seasonings according to taste. Add pasta to the prepared meat sauce and mix well so that its all well coated
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Take out the pasta in an oven-proof dish and top it with grated cheese. Bake till the cheese melts. Serve hot to enjoy stretchy Mozzarella Cheese threads
Notes
Veggie Lovers can skip minced meat and add their choice of vegetables, capsicum, carrots etc. This can be made with any type of pasta and can also be made-ahead. Mushrooms, pepperoni, olives can be included too.