Pasta and minced meat casserole

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 250 g tagliatelle pasta
• salt water
• 2 m.-sized onion(s)
• 1 garlic clove(s)
• 40 g butter
• 500 g minced meat, mixed
• 500 g tomatoes
• 100 g cheese (Gouda), grated
• salt and pepper
• Paprika powder
• Thyme
• Fat for the mold
• n. B. Butter flakes

Instructions

Working time approx. 50 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 25 minutes; Total time approx. 1 hour 15 minutes

Cook the pasta in salted water as usual, then drain well. Peel and dice the onions and garlic cloves. Melt the butter and sauté the onions and garlic until translucent. Add the minced meat, breaking up any lumps with a fork. Season with salt, pepper, paprika, and thyme. Peel and halve the tomatoes, then trim off the stems. Cut the tomatoes into pieces and add to the minced meat. Place 2/3 of the pasta into a greased baking dish, add the minced meat mixture, and cover with the remaining pasta. Sprinkle the cheese over the pasta, sprinkle with butter, and place the dish on the oven rack. Bake in a preheated oven at 200°C until golden brown.