Gluten-free pasta pie
Turn 6 basic ingredients into a tasty dish that even coeliacs can enjoy.
Instructions
Step 1 Preheat oven to 200ºC. Line the base of a 20cm springform pan with baking paper.
Step 2 Cook pasta in salted boiling water, following packet instructions, until tender. Drain.
Step 3 Heat a non-stick frying pan over medium-high heat. Add mince and cook, stirring to break up any lumps, for 5 minutes or until browned. Add sauce and bring to the boil. Remove from heat.
Step 4 Combine pasta, mince mixture, half the mozzarella, egg whites and parsley in a bowl. Spoon into pan and use the back of a spoon to press. Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella.
Step 5 Bake pie in oven for 20 minutes or until mozzarella browns. Remove from oven and set aside for 5 minutes. Cut into wedges to serve.
- Recipe by:
- Amanda Lennon
- Styling:
- Trish Heagerty
- Photography:
- André Martin
First published May 2008
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Recipe Information
Portions: 4
Time to make: 40 minutes
Total cost of all ingredients: $13.00 / $3.25 per serve
- Gluten-free
- High protein
Ingredients
- 250g gluten-free penne pasta
- 500g extra lean beef mince
- 400g jar tomato pasta sauce
- 1/2 cup reduced-fat grated mozzarella
- 2 egg whites, lightly beaten
- 1/2 cup chopped parsley
- steamed broccoli and carrots or salad, to serve
Nutrition Information
| per serve | |
|---|---|
| Energy |
2209
kJ
(533 Cals) |
| Protein | 42.8g |
| Fat - saturated |
12.6g
5.7g |
| Carbohydrates - sugars |
61.2g
9.4g |
| Dietary Fibre | 5.6g |
| Sodium | 560mg |
| Calcium | 220mg |
| Iron | 4.4mg |
| * NS: Not specified | |

