Smoky Pulled Hock Pasta Bake

What You Need

• 1 pack Three Aussie Farmers Bacon Hock
• 300g Fusilli pasta
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 brown onion, diced
• 400g can crushed tomatoes
• 3 Tbsp. tomato paste
• 3 Tbsp. sundried tomato pesto
• 1 red capsicum, diced
• 250g button mushrooms, thinly sliced
• ¼ cup thickened cream
• ½ cup mozzarella cheese, grated

How To Make It

1. Follow instructions for our Smoked Hock Stock. Remove the hock meat and shred with two forks.
2. Pre-heat fan forced oven to 180⁰C.
3. Cook pasta according to pack instructions.
4. In a fry-pan over med. heat sauté garlic and onion for 2 mins or until tender.
5. Add hock meat, crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, tomato pesto, capsicum and mushrooms, then simmer for 5 mins.
6. Add cream and stir through.
7. Add cooked pasta to sauce and stir to combine.
8. Pour pasta and sauce mixture into a greased baking dish and top with mozzarella.
9. Place in the oven and bake for 20 mins or until golden.