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Sausage and Baked Bean Pasta Bake Recipe

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This Baked Bean and Sausage Pasta Bake recipe is the ultimate lazy student dinner.

Real comfort food made using a handful of cheap ingredients, this meal will be ready in less than an hour.

And it couldn’t be easier to make, so why not give it a go?

The recipe below will make for 4-6 servings.

Ingredients

To make 1 serving

  • 300g dried pasta
  • 6-8 sausagesFresh or frozen
  • 2 tins baked beans in tomato sauce
  • 3 tablespoons ketchup
  • 1 clove of crushed garlic or a teaspoon of easy/lazy garlic
  • 1 small onion, peeled and choppedOr half a big onion
  • Seasoning to tasteE.g. Salt, pepper, chilli flakes, hot sauce, Worcestershire sauce, balsamic vinegar etc
  • Grated cheese

How to make Sausage and Baked Bean Pasta Bake:

  1. Pre-heat the oven to 200 degrees / 180 degrees fan
  2. Cook the pasta per packet instructions in lightly salted boiling water. Drain and set aside.
  3. In the mean time, roughly chop up the sausages and fry in a big pan for around 10 minutes until browned all over (if cooking from frozen allow extra time). Turn regularly.
  4. Add in the garlic and onions and fry for a further 5 minutes, ensuring the sausages are cooked through.
  5. Add the baked beans, together with around 3 tablespoons of ketchup and seasoning to taste: Salt, pepper, chilli flakes, hot sauce, Worcestershire sauce, balsamic vinegar etc.
  6. Add the cooked and drained pasta and stir everything well.
  7. Pour the mixture into a baking dish.
  8. You top with grated cheese, breadcrumbs or even crushed ready salted crisps.
  9. Bake for 15-20 minutes until the topping is golden.
  10. Serve!