Cheesy Meatball Pasta Bake

Ingredients

• 3 cups short pasta
• 2 slices day old bread, crusts removed
• 1 carrot, chopped
• ¼ cup parsley leaves, chopped
• Salt flakes and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 600g Beef mince
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 onion, finely diced
• 2-3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 1 tbsp tomato paste
• 400g can chopped tomatoes
• 1 cup passata
• 1 cup stock or water
• ¼ cup basil leaves, torn
• 1 tsp balsamic vinegar
• 60g mozzarella, sliced
• ⅓ cup grated parmesan