Spicy Baked Macaroni

ingredients: 

200g of macaroni 
1 red onion, chopped 
2 cloves of garlic minced 
1-2 tablespoons of olive oil 
250g of lean minced beef 
2 tablespoons of your favourite ready-to-use curry powder squirt of tomato puree 
1 medium sized green pepper, deseeded and chopped 
1 egg, beaten 
¼ cup of milk salt to taste 
1 ½ cups of mozzarella, cubed 
½ cups cheddar cheese. grated.


directions: 

Bring a pot of salted water to the boil and cook the macaroni until almost al dente. Drain and set aside. Pre-heat the oven to 190C. Heat a large frying pan with the olive oil and add in the onions and garlic and stir fry them for around 2 minutes. Once the onions start looking translucent, add in the minced beef, green pepper, curry powder and tomato puree and stir fry for around 4-6 minutes. Turn off the fire and add in the salt and the cooked macaroni and mix well. 

Empty the contents of the frying pan into a casserole dish. Mix in the milk with the beaten egg in a bowl then pour this mixture over the contents in the casserole dish. Spread the cubes of mozzarella on top as well as the grated cheddar, then cover the casserole dish with aluminium foil. Pop the casserole dish into the oven and let it bake for around 25 minutes. Remove the foil and let it bake for another 20 minutes or until the cheese starts turning brown. Once done, allow the dish to rest before serving.