Baked Tomato & Mozzarella Pasta

• 1 small onion
• 1 clove garlic
• 1 small carrot, diced
• 1 celery stalk, diced
• 400g tin chopped tomatoes
• 45g small black pitted olives
• s&p
• 300g short pasta
• 75g mozzarella cheese, torn into pieces

Preheat oven to 180 degrees. Heat oil on med-low and cook the onion for 5 mins, until soft. Add garlic, celery, carrot and stir for 5 more mins. Add tomatoes and bring to the boil, reduce heat to low and simmer for 5 mins. Stir in olives, s&p.

Stir the sauce through the cooked pasta and spoon into a casserole dish. Dot with mozzarella and bake for 30 mins until cheese is melted and bubbling.

Source: Bill Granger