Tomato-mozzarella pasta bake

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 500 g tortellini
• 500 g cherry tomatoes
• 1 bunch of spring onions
• 500 g chicken
• 250g mozzarella
• 7 cloves garlic
• 400 ml cream
• 400 ml tomato(s), pureed or in pieces
• 1 tsp chili oil
• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• 1 tsp, heaped sauce thickener
• 2 tbsp herb melted cheese
• salt and pepper
• Paprika powder
• chili flakes
• 3 tsp sugar

Instructions

Working time approx. 20 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 30 minutes; Total time approx. 50 minutes

slightly spicy

Preheat the oven to 180°C. Cook the pasta in salted water. Cut the mozzarella, spring onions and meat into small pieces. Finely dice the garlic cloves. Heat the chili oil and fry the meat together with the garlic until hot. Season with salt, pepper, chili flakes and paprika powder. Then add the spring onions and fry for two minutes. Then set the pan aside. Heat the passata with the cream in a saucepan. Stir in the sauce thickener, tomato paste and cream cheese and bring to the boil. Season with salt and pepper. Quarter the cherry tomatoes, stir in and bring to the boil again with 3 teaspoons of sugar. Stir in half of the mozzarella. Mix everything together in a baking dish, sprinkle with the remaining chopped mozzarella and place in the oven for about 15 minutes.