Creamy Pasta Bake

How to prepare Creamy Pasta Bake Recipe? I wouldn't normally precook the pasta for an oven-baked dish; pasta cooked twice is too starchy and rubbery, and cooking what should be a basic one-step recipe in two stages defeats the object of the exercise for me. That said, you only have to leave the pasta to stand in a pan of boiling water for as long as it takes to make a two-minute sauce, which doesn't really count as cooking, and the result is another perfect pasta bake in the space of half an hour; very tasty and easy to make. As with all pasta bakes you can swap the ingredients around to suit yourself and, for an even quicker option, make the sauce with a tin of condensed soup diluted with a pint (500 ml) of milk - chicken, mushroom or asparagus are all good - and use tinned vegetables instead of frying onions and mushrooms at the beginning. Here are ingredients and directions:


Ingredients :
 


  • Pasta shapes




  • 2 red onions




  • Mushrooms




  • Chorizo sausage




  • 2 oz (50 g) butter or margarine




  • 2tbsp flour




  • 1 pint (500 ml) milk




  • Grated Cheddar or mozzarella (or a mixture of both)




  • Black pepper




  • Oil or butter





    • How to Cook :

    1. Warm about 2 oz (50 g) of butter in a large pan, fry the chopped mushrooms and onions for a few minutes until the onions are golden, then turn the heat right down.

    2. Meanwhile, cut the chorizo sausage into small pieces.

    3. Bring a saucepan of slightly salted water to the boil then turn the heat off, add the pasta to the pan (one or two handfuls per person), cover with a lid and leave to stand while you make the quick sauce.

    4. Sift 2 tablespoons of flour into the pan with the fried mushrooms and onions, stir well and cook for about a minute.

    5. Gradually pour the milk into the pan, stirring all the time, then turn the heat up and cook for a couple more minutes until you have a smooth, fairly thin sauce (whisk any lumps out with a fork or a small hand whisk). Season the sauce with black pepper.

    6. Drain the pasta and transfer to a large ovenproof dish with the chorizo. Pour over the sauce and mix everything together thoroughly.

    7. Sprinkle with plenty of grated cheese and bake in the oven on Gas Mark 4 (180ºC) for 15-20 minutes.

    Follow the simple directions. Hope you like this Creamy Pasta Bake recipe and Bon Apetit.



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