Pasta with Meatballs in Tomato Cream Sauce
45 min
Dry pasta, cherry tomatoes and meatballs are covered with water, tomato sauce and cream cheese — it all cooks right in the basket. Cheese goes on at the end for a crust.
Ingredients
4 servings
Fusilli(dry)300 g
Meatballs(ready-made, from the freezer)500 g
Cherry tomatoes250 g
Cream cheese150 g
Tomato sauce200 g
Water(hot)600 ml
Cheese(grated)200 g
Dried herbs1 tbsp
Salt1 tsp
Instructions
1
Tip the dry fusilli into an ovenproof dish and add the cherry tomatoes.
2
Arrange the meatballs on top, season with salt and herbs.
3
Add the cream cheese and tomato sauce and pour in enough hot water to cover the pasta.
4
Cook at 180 °C (356 °F) for 25 minutes — the pasta absorbs the liquid.
5
Stir, cover with grated cheese and bake 10 minutes more at 180 °C (356 °F).
6
Let it stand for 5 minutes and serve.
