Michela Chiappa epic bolognese cake recipe on This Morning

Michela Chiappa served up a tasty epic bolognese pasta cake on This Morning.

The ingredients are: 400-600g pasta (half cannelloni shapes but shells also work), 60g Parmesan cheese, 60g grated mozzarella and Salt and pepper to season.

For the cheat bolognese sauce: 1 carrot, peeled, top and tail, 1 celery stick, peeled, top and tail, 1 onion, finely diced, peeled, top and tail, 2 cloves of garlic skin on, 1 beetroot, 1 courgette, 500g beef mince, 1 tin chopped tomatoes blended, 3 tablespoons tomato purée, 1 stock cube dissolved in 400ml of boiling water or beef stock, Salt and pepper to season , 2 tablespoons of olive oil and Few glugs of olive oil.

(Jazz up using 1 anchovy and tablespoon of Bovril).

For the Bechamel sauce: 80g corn flour/plain flour, 80g butter, 800ml milk , Salt, pepper and nutmeg to season.




See recipes by Michela in her book titled: Simply Italian: Cooking at Home with the Chiappa Sisters available from Amazon now.