Baked Pasta

Main Dishes | World cuisine

⏳ Time

35 minutes

🥕 Ingredients

🍽️ Servings

Description

Enjoy!

Ingredients

Broccoli - 17.6 oz
Lean Beef - 17.6 oz
Onion - 1 head
Pasta (corkscrew) - 8.8 oz
Garlic - 2 cloves
Chicken Broth - 2 tablespoons
Dried Rosemary - 2 teaspoons
Dried parsnip - 1 teaspoon
Breadcrumbs - to taste
Butter - 3.5 oz
Grated Pecorino Pepato Cheese - 7.1 oz
Milk - 17 fl oz
Wheat Flour - 5 tablespoons
Salt - 1 teaspoon
Dijon Mustard - 1 teaspoon
Cayenne Pepper - to taste

Step by Step guide

Step 1

Dice the onion and grate the garlic. Cut the broccoli into florets. In olive oil, sauté the onion over low heat for 3 minutes, then add the garlic and cook for another couple of minutes. Add 2 teaspoons of dried oregano and 1 teaspoon of parsley, stir, and let it cook for another minute. Add the ground beef, mix, and cook over low heat, stirring, until the meat changes color.

Step 2

Meanwhile, cook the pasta according to the package instructions. You can choose any type of pasta.

Step 3

Return to the meat mixture: add the broccoli (you can also use cauliflower or leeks, whatever you prefer!), a couple of tablespoons of chicken broth, and simmer covered over low heat for about 5 minutes.

Step 4

Now let's make the sauce. In 100 grams of melted butter over low heat, add 5 tablespoons of flour, stirring constantly for a minute. Then gradually pour in 500 ml of milk (you can use 750 ml, depending on how much sauce you want), add 1-2 teaspoons of Dijon mustard, and salt (I add 1 teaspoon of salt, but this is to taste—keep in mind that we are adding cheese to the sauce!). Let the sauce simmer on very low heat for a few minutes. Then add a pinch of cayenne pepper and the grated cheese (you can use Parmesan, Gouda, Cheddar, or others—according to your taste).

Step 5

In a baking dish, place the pasta and the meat mixture (you can mix them), pour the sauce over everything, sprinkle with breadcrumbs, and generously top with grated Parmesan. Bake for 15-20 minutes at 392°F until a golden crust forms.