Families across the UK are trying their best to make their money go further when preparing meals, and a pasta bake is one of the most efficient dishes you can prepare. The most popular version involves a tomato sauce of some denomination, garlic, onion, maybe some peppers and your choice meat, such as salami. Vegetables like carrots and fennel can also add something. Cheese is a must as well, if you can stomach it.

A few years ago, The Tiny Italian shared her advice, writing that a bake is predominantly made up of a meat-based ragu. But what fascinates her are the other ingredients that you may find intertwined between the layers. These include different sliced charcuterie and different cheeses to mozzarella. But one ingredient "brings a lovely richness" to the meal, and it is not o

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