{"id":2876,"date":"2021-04-07T13:44:45","date_gmt":"2021-04-07T12:44:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/slimmingworld.wpenginepowered.com\/blog\/?p=2876"},"modified":"2026-03-09T13:50:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T13:50:05","slug":"eat-slimming-world-pasta-bake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/eat-slimming-world-pasta-bake\/","title":{"rendered":"Slimming World pasta bake"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Lasagne, mac \u2019n\u2019 cheese, meatball penne \u2013 we love a Slimming World pasta bake on the blog. They\u2019re filling, quick to cook and won\u2019t blow the shopping budget, which makes pasta bakes the perfect midweek meals. Even better, pasta is a Free Food when you\u2019re Food Optimising, so you can eat enough to satisfy your appetite and say \u2018pasta la vista!\u2019<\/em> to worries about it affecting your weight loss!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re looking for a simple Slimming World pasta bake for tonight\u2019s dinner, we\u2019ve got an easy \u2013 and really cheesy \u2013 recipe that you can whip up in just 30 minutes using a few store-cupboard staples. And it makes enough to feed a family of four \u2013 or you could freeze the leftovers for those too-busy days when there\u2019s just no time to cook. How\u2019s that for pasta perfection?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MORE ON THE BLOG: Your five favourite Free Food recipes<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Slimming World pasta bake<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

3 Syns per serving
serves 4
ready in 30 mins
freezer-friendly<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What you need:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

350g dried fusilli pasta
1 small leek, thinly sliced
100g frozen spinach
100g frozen sweetcorn
250g plain quark
175g fat-free natural fromage frais
400g canned tuna chunks in spring water, drained
75g reduced-fat Cheddar, grated<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What you do:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Preheat your grill to high. Cook the pasta according to the pack instructions adding the leek, spinach and sweetcorn to the pan 4 minutes before the end of the cooking time, making sure the water comes back to the boil quickly. Drain the pasta and vegetables and return to the pan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Mix the quark, fromage frais and tuna chunks into the pasta with half of the Cheddar and season to taste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Spoon the pasta into a large ovenproof dish and sprinkle over the remaining Cheddar. Grill for 10 minutes or until the cheese is melted and browning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Serve with a mixed leaf salad or your favourite Speed vegetables.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MORE ON THE BLOG: Penne for your thoughts on our chicken carbonara<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Looking for more Slimming World pasta bake recipes?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Slimming World members are often blown away by the fact that they can eat pasta and still lose weight. It flies in the face of the common misconception that carbs are off limits if you want to slim, and it means that a filling Slimming World pasta bake is always on the menu! You\u2019ll find endless pasta-bilities on our exclusive members\u2019 website<\/a>, including a pizza-topped version and our deluxe mac \u2019n\u2019 cheese. If you\u2019re not yet a member, you can try one of these brilliant bakes \u2013 we reckon they\u2019ll pasta taste test with any hungry crowd:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beef rag\u00f9 pasta bake<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meatball pasta bake<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cheeseburger pasta bake<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whether you\u2019re a pasta master, noodle ninja or you want to take things rice \u2019n\u2019 easy, you\u2019ll have access to over 1,500 slimming-friendly recipes as a Slimming World member \u2013 and that\u2019s on top of all the weight loss support and recipe-swapping action you\u2019ll find in our local groups and in our Community at Slimming World Online. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Find out more about joining Slimming World here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Everyone loves a filling, comforting Slimming World pasta bake \u2013 and our Food Optimised tuna version is easy-cheesy to make, too!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":8763,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[29,12,36],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2876"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2876"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2876\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15885,"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2876\/revisions\/15885"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8763"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2876"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2876"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2876"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}