Recipe

Creamy pasta bake

This golden creamy and cheesy pasta bake recipe is sure to satisfy the fussiest members of the family. Serve with a fresh tossed salad for a balanced and delicious midweek feast.

Dec 27, 2013 1:00pm
  • 20 mins preparation
  • 1 hr 20 mins cooking
  • Serves 6
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Ingredients

Meat sauce
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 75 gram pancetta, diced
  • 2 clove garlic, finely chopped
  • 500 gram beef mince
  • 400 gram can diced tomatoes
  • 2 tablespoon tomato paste
Creamy pasta bake
  • 300 gram rigatoni
  • 20 gram butler, melted
  • 1/2 cup (40g) grated parmesan
  • 2个鸡蛋,上杉达也tly beaten
Cream sauce
  • 55 gram butter
  • 1/3 cup (50g) plain flour
  • 2 cup (500ml) milk
  • pinch of nutmeg
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten

Method

Creamy pasta bake
  • 1
    Prepare Meat sauce; (see recipe below).
  • 2
    Meanwhile, cook rigatoni in a large saucepan of boiling, salted water according to packet directions. Drain and return to pan. Add butter and half of parmesan and mix well. Season to taste and set aside to cool.
  • 3
    Prepare Cream sauce; (see recipe below).
  • 4
    Preheat oven to 200C or 180C fan. Grease a 10-cup ovenproof dish. Add beaten eggs to rigatoni and toss to coat. Spoon half into prepared dish. Cover with meat sauce and top with remaining rigatoni.
  • 5
    Spoon over cream sauce, spreading to cover rigatoni. Sprinkle over remaining parmesan. Bake for 30 minutes, until golden. Stand for 10 minutes and serve.
Meat sauce
  • 6
    Heat oil in a medium saucepan on medium.
  • 7
    Cook onion for 5 minutes, stirring, until soft. Add pancetta and garlic and cook for 2 minutes. Add mince, increase heat to high and cook for 10 minutes, stirring to break up any lumps, until brown.
  • 8
    Add tomato and tomato paste and season well. Reduce heat to low and simmer, covered, for 30 minutes.
Cream sauce
  • 9
    To make cream sauce, melt butter in a saucepan on low heat.
  • 10
    Add flour and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes. Add milk and bring to boil, whisking constantly. Cook for 5 minutes, until thickened.
  • 11
    Remove from heat, add nutmeg and season to taste. Cool slightly before whisking in beaten egg.

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