This is an all time favourite using Quality Standard beef mince and is great served with pasta or as a filling for jacket potatoes. You can make the Bolognese go even further if you add a can of cooked lentils or chickpeas

This recipe serves 2 people and takes 5 minutes to prepare and 25 minutes to cook.

Cooking equipment you will need:
a large saucepan
a non-stick frying pan
a small sharp knife
a chopping board
a wooden spoon
a measuring jug
a metal tablespoon
2 medium-sized heatproof dishes
Aluminium foil

Ingredients you will need:
175g pasta shapes
1tbsp oil
225g Quality Standard beef mince
1 small onion
1 small can baked beans
1 beef stock cube
Dash Tabasco or chilli sauce
3tbsp tomato ketchup
Salt and pepper
25g grated Cheddar or Mozzarella cheese

To prepare your ingredients:
Cook the pasta shapes according to the packet instructions, drain and save for later
Finely chop the onion
Make up the beef stock in a measuring jug with 150ml boiling water

To cook the recipe:
Heat the oil in the frying pan and fry the mince and onion for 5 minutes until brown

Add a small can of baked beans, stock, Tabasco or chilli sauce and tomato ketchup. Season with salt and pepper

Reduce the heat under the pan, cover with the lid or aluminium foil and cook for 20 minutes. Stir in the cooked pasta

Spoon the Bolognese into 2 heatproof dishes and sprinkle over the cheese and serve immediately with a green salad and garlic bread or place the dishes under a preheated grill for 2-3 minutes until the cheese melts.