beefpastabaking
Cheesy Ground Beef and Pasta Bake
A rich, layered pasta bake with seasoned ground beef, vegetables, creamy butter sauce, and melted mozzarella cheese, baked until golden and bubbling.
From YouTube · Aug 3, 2026
A rich, layered pasta bake with seasoned ground beef, vegetables, creamy butter sauce, and melted mozzarella cheese, baked until golden and bubbling.
About 10 min
Prep time
30 min
Cook time
About 40 min
Total time
1 serving
Yield
Ingredients
22 ingredientsAdjust servings
Ingredients update with servings
- 1 tbsp oil
- 500 g ground beef
- 1 onion
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 grated carrot
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp paprika powder
- 1 tsp Italian herbs
- ground pepper to taste
- 1 large tomato
- 1 large red bell pepper
- 150 g canned sweetcorn
- a handful parsley
- 500 g rigatoni pasta
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 80 g butter
- ⅓ cup flour
- 200 ml milk
- ⅓ tsp nutmeg
- ⅓ tsp pepper flakes
- grated mozzarella cheese
Method
13 steps- Heat 1 tbsp oil, add the ground beef and break it apart, cooking until golden brown
- Add the chopped onion and cook for a few minutes, then the minced garlic and cook for a minute
- Stir in the tomato paste
- Boil the pasta in salted water with olive oil for 5 to 6 minutes until just under done
- Add the grated carrot to the beef and cook for a few minutes
- Season with salt, paprika, Italian herbs and black pepper
- Make the butter sauce: melt the butter, whisk in the flour in stages, then add the milk gradually, whisking until smooth, and finish with nutmeg and pepper flakes
- Spread a little sauce on the base of a baking tray
- Add the chopped tomato to the beef and cook, then layer half the pasta into the tray
- Add the chopped bell pepper and sweetcorn to the beef, cook, then stir in the parsley
- Layer beef, remaining pasta, and remaining beef into the tray
- Cover with the rest of the butter sauce and top with grated mozzarella
- Bake for 20 minutes at 180°C (350°F) until golden and bubbling
Save recipes like this from any YouTube video
Create beautiful, printable recipe cards with ChefScribe.
Get 6 free recipes every month.Explore related collections
