What you will need: macaroni, mince, carrots, onions, potatoes, salt, black pepper, mince, spinach,

Method:

Boil your macaroni in salted water for less than 10 minutes, depending on stove heat and softness desired.

In a separate pan, combine:Fry your mince until it turns brown. After that, add your potatoes, carrots, and onion and steam for at least 7 minutes.

Add your favourite spices, preferably black pepper and salt. Then steam or fry for a good 5 minutes.

Add 1/4 cup of water so your carrots and potatoes can cook, but be careful not to let them become too squishy.

What’s pasta without sauce? To prepare your pasta sauce, you will need the following:

Butter, flour, milk, cheese, cayenne pepper, black pepper, salt, mustard

Method:

Melt your butter and add some flour. Mix it together. (should look like small yellow balls)

Add milk and whisk it all together until it becomes smooth.

Add the cheese, cayenne pepper, salt, and black pepper, then continue whisking and lower the heat on your stove.

After 5 minutes, add a heaped teaspoon of mustard and whisk it all together until your sauce looks thick like custard.

For baking:

Grease your casserole dish or baking tray with butter.

Layer sheets/macaroni

Garnish with spinach.

Add a layer of mince

Pour your sauce on top.

Sprinkle on some cheese.

Repeat the process for the last time

Bake in your oven for 30 - 45 minutes until top layer turns brown (preferably bake at 250 degrees)

There you have it your mouth-watering pasta bake to feed the whole family during this lockdown period.