date: 2020-08-12T10:34:09.346Z image: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/2ed85967edca8448/751x532cq70/easy-italian-pasta-bake-recipe-main-photo.jpg thumbnail: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/2ed85967edca8448/751x532cq70/easy-italian-pasta-bake-recipe-main-photo.jpg cover: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/2ed85967edca8448/751x532cq70/easy-italian-pasta-bake-recipe-main-photo.jpg author: Leona James ratingvalue: 4.5 reviewcount: 27079 recipeingredient: - "300 gr pasta" - " Grana Padano cheese" - " Tomato passata" - " Olive oil" - "leaves Basil" - " For the beschamel" - "500 ml whole milk" - "50 gr unsalted butter" - "50 gr allpurpose flour" - " Salt" recipeinstructions: - "Cook the pasta in salted boiling water until almost fully cooked (it will complete to cook in the oven)" - "In the meantime, prepare the bechamel sauce. Warm up the milk, then melt the butter into a saucepan, and add the flour to it, mixing it together. When smooth, start adding the milk and mix until there are no clumps left. On medium heat, add salt to taste and keep stirring until the sauce thickens. Turn off the heat and set aside." - "Drain the pasta, then put it back into its pan on medium heat. Add the tomato passata (as much as you prefer) and the olive oil (about 3 tablespoons). Stir everything well for a few minutes, then turn off the heat." - "Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F)" - "Grab a loafpan, and begin making layers (they should be only 2). Start with a layer of pasta, then bechamel sauce, then repeat. The last layer has to be bechamel. Put a couple handfuls of grated grana padano cheese on top, then add some basil leaves." - "Now that you assembled everything, put the loafpan into the oven for about 20/30 minutes or until the cheese on top becomes golden and crispy." - "You made it! I hope you like my recipe, buon appetito! :)" categories: - Recipe tags: - easy - italian - pasta katakunci: easy italian pasta nutrition: 103 calories recipecuisine: American preptime: "PT32M" cooktime: "PT31M" recipeyield: "2" recipecategory: Dinner ---  Hey everyone, it's Drew, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we're going to prepare a distinctive dish, easy italian pasta bake. One of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious. Easy Italian pasta bake is one of the most popular of recent trending meals on earth. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It's enjoyed by millions daily. Easy Italian pasta bake is something that I have loved my whole life. They're nice and they look fantastic. Combine Parmesan and mozzarella to give this pasta bake its Italian appeal. Add cooked pasta, sauce, and half of the parmesan; mix well. Top with mozzarella cheese and remaining parmesan. This pasta casserole will satisfy everyone, the cook and the eaters! To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook easy italian pasta bake using 10 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve that. ##### The ingredients needed to make Easy Italian pasta bake: 1. Prepare 300 gr pasta 1. Take Grana Padano cheese 1. Make ready Tomato passata 1. Prepare Olive oil 1. Take leaves Basil 1. Prepare For the beschamel 1. Get 500 ml whole milk 1. Take 50 gr unsalted butter 1. Get 50 gr all-purpose flour 1. Make ready Salt Additional changes to equipment, baking times, etc. may be needed for recipe success. This post may contain affiliate links which won't change your price but will share some They're what my family likes best and they're easy to make. This recipe also freezes well and is easy to make for company. When it comes to pasta, Italy is unrivalled beyond doubt. ##### Steps to make Easy Italian pasta bake: 1. Cook the pasta in salted boiling water until almost fully cooked (it will complete to cook in the oven) 1. In the meantime, prepare the bechamel sauce. Warm up the milk, then melt the butter into a saucepan, and add the flour to it, mixing it together. When smooth, start adding the milk and mix until there are no clumps left. On medium heat, add salt to taste and keep stirring until the sauce thickens. Turn off the heat and set aside. 1. Drain the pasta, then put it back into its pan on medium heat. Add the tomato passata (as much as you prefer) and the olive oil (about 3 tablespoons). Stir everything well for a few minutes, then turn off the heat. 1. Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F) 1. Grab a loafpan, and begin making layers (they should be only 2). Start with a layer of pasta, then bechamel sauce, then repeat. The last layer has to be bechamel. Put a couple handfuls of grated grana padano cheese on top, then add some basil leaves. 1. Now that you assembled everything, put the loafpan into the oven for about 20/30 minutes or until the cheese on top becomes golden and crispy. 1. You made it! I hope you like my recipe, buon appetito! :) This recipe also freezes well and is easy to make for company. When it comes to pasta, Italy is unrivalled beyond doubt. As the world's biggest producers and consumers - approximately Once again, 'simple' does not mean 'easy'; the aim is to obtain a delicious and creamy sauce by skilfully. Our five-ingredient Italian baked pasta is super easy to make and includes layers of your choice of pasta, three cheeses and marinara sauce. They're held together by ricotta and parmesan 😱. So that's going to wrap it up with this special food easy italian pasta bake recipe. Thanks so much for your time. I am sure that you can make this at home. There is gonna be more interesting food in home recipes coming up. 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