Creamy Baked Pasta

November 20, 2020

This oven baked Pasta with bubbling cheese on the top will surely hit your Thanksgiving table this year. This dish is a twist on the basic Mac and cheese. Your family is going to love this as a side dish this thanksgiving! The baked pasta gets its richness from the creamy Alfredo (white) sauce and has tons of melty mozzarella cheese in its layers This cheesy pasta is what you need in your life! Recreate it and tag us @foodstoriesbytwisha or @foodstoriesbytwisha

Prep: 10 mins

Cook: 20 mins

Yields: 3-4 Servings

Ingredients

3 cups boiled pasta (of your choice)

4 tbsp butter

4 tbsp all purpose flour

2.5 cups warm milk or half and half

1/4 cup onion sliced

1/4 cup bell pepper sliced (green and yellow)

1/4 cup broccoli

1 tsp red crushed pepper

1 tsp oregano

1 tbsp crushed garlic

1/2 tsp black pepper powder

1/2 cup mozzarella cheese

2 tbsp processed cheese

Salt to taste

Boiled pasta

Method

Veggies

1.

Heat oil, add garlic, veggies and sauté till cooked. Add red crushed pepper and oregano. Keep aside.

White Sauce

1.

For making white sauce heat butter, add all purpose flour and cook for 2-3 minutes. The color will slightly change.

2.

Then add milk slowly, avoid forming lumps.

3.

Cook for 3-4 minutes, milk will thicken.

4.

Add cooked veggies and cheese to the white sauce. Cook for one more minute and keep aside.

Pasta Assembly

1.

In a owen safe pan or bowl add white sauce on the bottom, then add boiled pasta, add a layer of white sauce.

2.

Repeat layers till you fill the pan. Top with cheese and bake at 350 F for 10-12 minutes.

3.

Lastly broil on high for 2 minutes for that beautiful brown top.