date: 2020-12-06T08:05:09.925Z image: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/3f3f3e15301235e4/751x532cq70/pasta-bake-recipe-main-photo.jpg thumbnail: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/3f3f3e15301235e4/751x532cq70/pasta-bake-recipe-main-photo.jpg cover: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/3f3f3e15301235e4/751x532cq70/pasta-bake-recipe-main-photo.jpg author: Jose Owens ratingvalue: 4.1 reviewcount: 9557 recipeingredient: - " For 1 litre of bechamel sauce" - "100 g butter" - "100 g flour" - "1 l milk" - "2 teaspoon salt" - "2 teaspoon nutmeg" - " For pasta" - "90 g pastaperson" - " Vegetables here courgettes and peppers although I would recommend other options such as peas for instance" - "1 Onion shallots would be better" - "1 clove garlic" - " Grated cheese here we used cheddar although I would have used parmesan as its less fatty and gives it a stronger flavour" recipeinstructions: - "Pre-heat the oven on 220 degrees. Start by putting a pot with abundant water to boil with coarse salt for the pasta. When it boils cook the pasta but drain it a couple of minutes before the instructions on the packet. This is because we will continue cooking the pasta in the oven and if it's fully cooked already it will get overcooked." - "In a non stick pot start by melting the butter for the bechamel on low heat. When the butter is melted add the flour (half at the time) and keep on mixing it so that it makes an elastic mix. You should use a collander in the original recipe when adding the flour to avoid lumps although I almost always skip this step. This base is called roux (French term for equal part of fat and flour and is used as the basis for a lot of thickening tricks in cooking)." - "You will now add the milk little at the time and incorporate it into the roux. Now the proper way to do this is to warm the milk (you can do this in the microwave) so that the bechamel is less likely to get lumpy. To be honest I don't always bother with this step but if you are attempting it for the first time maybe stick to it." - "Keep on adding the milk a bit at the time until you use if all up - don't worry if the mixture looks too liquid to start with leaving it on the fire will make it thicken. When you are done with the milk add salt and nutmeg. Try the flavour as it often takes more salt and nutmeg than you think. Leave on the fire to cook for approximately 5-6 minutes on low heat." - "Now leaving the bechamel on the side means that it gets a patina on top if you turn the heating off so if you want to make it in advance and leave it aside a baker's trick is to stuck cling film to the surface of the sauce." - "Aside cook the vegetables in a pan with oil. Cook the onions first with a pinch of salt on low heat. The salt will make the onion "sweat" releasing the water without burning them and cooking them slowly. Add the garlic thinly chopped." - "Add the diced vegetables and cook on medium heat for 5-7 minutes until cooked but still slightly crunchy." - "Add the vegetables to the drain pasta, put it in an oven proof tray and mix it well. Pour the bechamel evenly on top of the pasta so that it's completely covered and top with the grated cheese. Cook in the oven on the top shelf for 5-10 minutes until the cheese melted and serve hot." categories: - Recipe tags: - pasta - bake katakunci: pasta bake nutrition: 143 calories recipecuisine: American preptime: "PT32M" cooktime: "PT38M" recipeyield: "4" recipecategory: Dinner ---  Hey everyone, it is John, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we're going to prepare a special dish, pasta bake. One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious. Pasta bake is one of the most popular of current trending meals on earth. It's appreciated by millions every day. It's simple, it's fast, it tastes yummy. Pasta bake is something that I've loved my entire life. They're fine and they look wonderful. Serve up a hearty pasta bake topped with melted cheese. These comforting dishes include lasagne, mac 'n' cheese and sausage pasta bake. Warm and filling, pasta bakes are the perfect quick fix to mid-week meal dilemmas. Go for streamlined simplicity with a classic such as macaroni cheese, or throw in leftovers from the weekend and surprise. To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have pasta bake using 12 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve it. ##### The ingredients needed to make Pasta bake: 1. Prepare For 1 litre of bechamel sauce 1. Prepare 100 g butter 1. Make ready 100 g flour 1. Take 1 l milk 1. Make ready 2 teaspoon salt 1. Take 2 teaspoon nutmeg 1. Take For pasta 1. Get 90 g pasta/person 1. Prepare Vegetables here courgettes and peppers (although I would recommend other options such as peas for instance) 1. Make ready 1 Onion (shallots would be better) 1. Prepare 1 clove garlic 1. Get Grated cheese (here we used cheddar although I would have used parmesan as it's less fatty and gives it a stronger flavour) There are lots of ways of making one, but the most popular recipes involve a tomato-based pasta sauce and lots of cheese. Pasta bakes are the easiest comfort food to make - you can make them in advance and bake when you're ready to feed a crowd. Try our classic tuna pasta bake recipe or how about our chicken pasta bake. This French-style creamy chicken pasta bake is a perfect side to a Sunday roast. ##### Instructions to make Pasta bake: 1. Pre-heat the oven on 220 degrees. Start by putting a pot with abundant water to boil with coarse salt for the pasta. When it boils cook the pasta but drain it a couple of minutes before the instructions on the packet. This is because we will continue cooking the pasta in the oven and if it's fully cooked already it will get overcooked. 1. In a non stick pot start by melting the butter for the bechamel on low heat. When the butter is melted add the flour (half at the time) and keep on mixing it so that it makes an elastic mix. You should use a collander in the original recipe when adding the flour to avoid lumps although I almost always skip this step. This base is called roux (French term for equal part of fat and flour and is used as the basis for a lot of thickening tricks in cooking). 1. You will now add the milk little at the time and incorporate it into the roux. Now the proper way to do this is to warm the milk (you can do this in the microwave) so that the bechamel is less likely to get lumpy. To be honest I don't always bother with this step but if you are attempting it for the first time maybe stick to it. 1. Keep on adding the milk a bit at the time until you use if all up - don't worry if the mixture looks too liquid to start with leaving it on the fire will make it thicken. When you are done with the milk add salt and nutmeg. Try the flavour as it often takes more salt and nutmeg than you think. Leave on the fire to cook for approximately 5-6 minutes on low heat. 1. Now leaving the bechamel on the side means that it gets a patina on top if you turn the heating off so if you want to make it in advance and leave it aside a baker's trick is to stuck cling film to the surface of the sauce. 1. Aside cook the vegetables in a pan with oil. Cook the onions first with a pinch of salt on low heat. The salt will make the onion "sweat" releasing the water without burning them and cooking them slowly. Add the garlic thinly chopped. 1. Add the diced vegetables and cook on medium heat for 5-7 minutes until cooked but still slightly crunchy. 1. Add the vegetables to the drain pasta, put it in an oven proof tray and mix it well. Pour the bechamel evenly on top of the pasta so that it's completely covered and top with the grated cheese. Cook in the oven on the top shelf for 5-10 minutes until the cheese melted and serve hot. Try our classic tuna pasta bake recipe or how about our chicken pasta bake. This French-style creamy chicken pasta bake is a perfect side to a Sunday roast. These easy, breezy pasta bakes mean you can enjoy your favorite comfort food without waiting over. Pasta bakes are a firm family favourite - comforting, easy to prepare and freezer-friendly, they're perfect for midweek meals, batch-cooking and hiding lots of veggies for fussy. Dive right into these comforting pasta bakes from your favorite Food Network chefs. So that's going to wrap it up with this special food pasta bake recipe. Thanks so much for your time. I'm confident that you can make this at home. There's gonna be interesting food in home recipes coming up. Remember to save this page on your browser, and share it to your family, friends and colleague. Thank you for reading. Go on get cooking!