Veal Pesto Pasta Bake

A simple meal-prep pasta bake with ground veal, spinach, tomatoes, and a light pesto sauce. It portions easily, reheats well, and offers a fresh Italian-inspired flavor.

Veal Pesto Pasta Bake
Prep time
15 min
Cook time
30 min
Yield
1 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 g Black Pepper
  • 80 g Cherry tomatoes
  • 5 g Garlic
  • 150 g Ground Veal
  • 40 g Mozzarella cheese
  • 5 g Olive oil
  • 60 g Onion
  • 90 g Pasta
  • 20 g Pesto
  • 1 g Salt
  • 50 g Spinach
  • 120 g Tomato Sauce

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 190°C and cook the pasta until just tender, then drain it.
  2. Heat olive oil in a skillet and cook the onion for a few minutes until softened.
  3. Add the garlic and ground veal, then cook until the veal is no longer pink, breaking it up as it cooks.
  4. Stir in the tomato sauce, pesto, spinach, cherry tomatoes, salt, and black pepper, and cook for 2 minutes.
  5. Combine the pasta with the veal mixture in a baking dish and mix well.
  6. Top with mozzarella cheese and bake for 15 to 20 minutes until hot and lightly golden.
  7. Let the bake rest for a few minutes before portioning for meal prep.