Baked Pasta
Recipe: Sanjay Hingorani
Serves: 4
Ingredients:
2 large cups pasta boiled, go "al dente", penne is my favourite but one can use any or even pasta sheets (lasagna) or also use macroni here. Kids love macroni n cheese.
Veggies chopped : here one adds your favourites. I put spinach, carrots, capsicum yellow n green. You can add broccoli, mushrooms, beans etc. Chopped and half boiled.
1 cup grated cheese. Any you like. I used Amul - Taste of India
1/2 bunch spinach chopped n blanched in salt water. Drain.
2 cups milk
1 tbsp Oregano powder
2 tbsp Maida
5 tbsp Butter
4-5 cloves of Garlic chopped fine
Sprinkle powder Parmesan
Method:
Heat oil and butter add maida stir continuously to avoid lumps. Add 1 glass water to get proper liquidy consistency then add milk. Stir in the oregano and salt . Add the garlic and stir. Add the blanched spinach here.
Pre heat the oven 180C 10 mins setting on oven.
Use a flat bottomed baking dish. Spread the veggies first. Then add the boiled pasta. Spread evenly. Pour the sauce. Cover with cheese. Sprinkle the parmesan on top. Adds huge flavour. Bake at 180C for 12 mins. Then change setting to grill and go for another 10 mins. Keep an eye here as the cheese could burn after 5 mins on grill. I shut it after 6-7 mins. Golden crisp. Done.
Serve with Garlic bread. We had soup before so we ate just the pasta on its own. Yummm.
Eat, Enjoy, Repeat !
Cheers
Sanjay

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