So I had a bunch of meatball mix leftover in the freezer from the IKEA series and I needed to use it up. So I created this simple, family cheesy meatball pasta bake and it was insanely good. You can use whatever meatball recipe you like, but a simple mix would be 225g of pork mince, 225g of beef mince, 1-2 tsp of dried oregano, salt and pepper. Mix it up and boom you have basic meatball. You can go extra and add some breadcrumbs, extra spices and herbs too. Or you can find a recipe on the internet/cookbook that suits your meatball requirements. This meatball pasta bake will happily feed 3-4 people with some side salad, maybe some corn on the cob, even fries and garlic bread if you want to play that game!

To make my cheesy meatball pasta bake you will need:

• 450g of meatball mix

• 250g of pasta such as penne, fiorelli, rigatoni, fusili

• 400g can of chopped tomatoes

• About 2 tsp of worcester sauce

• About 8 basil leaves

• 1 small onion

• 1 med carrot

• 1 stick of celery

• 2 garlic cloves minced

• Salt & pepper

• Oil for cooking

• About 1 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil

• Cheese for topping (I used cheddar and mozzarella)