date: 2020-12-24T14:28:30.150Z image: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/2ed85967edca8448/751x532cq70/easy-italian-pasta-bake-recipe-main-photo.jpg thumbnail: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/2ed85967edca8448/751x532cq70/easy-italian-pasta-bake-recipe-main-photo.jpg cover: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/2ed85967edca8448/751x532cq70/easy-italian-pasta-bake-recipe-main-photo.jpg author: Ricardo Shelton ratingvalue: 4.8 reviewcount: 16982 recipeingredient: - "300 gr pasta" - " Grana Padano cheese" - " Tomato passata" - " Olive oil" - "leaves Basil" - " For the beschamel" - "500 ml whole milk" - "50 gr unsalted butter" - "50 gr allpurpose flour" - " Salt" recipeinstructions: - "Cook the pasta in salted boiling water until almost fully cooked (it will complete to cook in the oven)" - "In the meantime, prepare the bechamel sauce. Warm up the milk, then melt the butter into a saucepan, and add the flour to it, mixing it together. When smooth, start adding the milk and mix until there are no clumps left. On medium heat, add salt to taste and keep stirring until the sauce thickens. Turn off the heat and set aside." - "Drain the pasta, then put it back into its pan on medium heat. Add the tomato passata (as much as you prefer) and the olive oil (about 3 tablespoons). Stir everything well for a few minutes, then turn off the heat." - "Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F)" - "Grab a loafpan, and begin making layers (they should be only 2). Start with a layer of pasta, then bechamel sauce, then repeat. The last layer has to be bechamel. Put a couple handfuls of grated grana padano cheese on top, then add some basil leaves." - "Now that you assembled everything, put the loafpan into the oven for about 20/30 minutes or until the cheese on top becomes golden and crispy." - "You made it! I hope you like my recipe, buon appetito! :)" categories: - Recipe tags: - easy - italian - pasta katakunci: easy italian pasta nutrition: 104 calories recipecuisine: American preptime: "PT38M" cooktime: "PT40M" recipeyield: "3" recipecategory: Dinner ---  Hello everybody, it is Louise, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we're going to make a special dish, easy italian pasta bake. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I'm gonna make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious. Combine Parmesan and mozzarella to give this pasta bake its Italian appeal. Add cooked pasta, sauce, and half of the parmesan; mix well. Top with mozzarella cheese and remaining parmesan. This pasta casserole will satisfy everyone, the cook and the eaters! Easy Italian pasta bake is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It is simple, it's quick, it tastes delicious. It's enjoyed by millions every day. Easy Italian pasta bake is something that I have loved my whole life. They are fine and they look wonderful. To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have easy italian pasta bake using 10 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it. ##### The ingredients needed to make Easy Italian pasta bake: 1. Take 300 gr pasta 1. Get Grana Padano cheese 1. Take Tomato passata 1. Prepare Olive oil 1. Take leaves Basil 1. Get For the beschamel 1. Make ready 500 ml whole milk 1. Get 50 gr unsalted butter 1. Get 50 gr all-purpose flour 1. Prepare Salt Additional changes to equipment, baking times, etc. may be needed for recipe success. This post may contain affiliate links which won't change your price but will share some They're what my family likes best and they're easy to make. This recipe also freezes well and is easy to make for company. When it comes to pasta, Italy is unrivalled beyond doubt. ##### Instructions to make Easy Italian pasta bake: 1. Cook the pasta in salted boiling water until almost fully cooked (it will complete to cook in the oven) 1. In the meantime, prepare the bechamel sauce. Warm up the milk, then melt the butter into a saucepan, and add the flour to it, mixing it together. When smooth, start adding the milk and mix until there are no clumps left. On medium heat, add salt to taste and keep stirring until the sauce thickens. Turn off the heat and set aside. 1. Drain the pasta, then put it back into its pan on medium heat. Add the tomato passata (as much as you prefer) and the olive oil (about 3 tablespoons). Stir everything well for a few minutes, then turn off the heat. 1. Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F) 1. Grab a loafpan, and begin making layers (they should be only 2). Start with a layer of pasta, then bechamel sauce, then repeat. The last layer has to be bechamel. Put a couple handfuls of grated grana padano cheese on top, then add some basil leaves. 1. Now that you assembled everything, put the loafpan into the oven for about 20/30 minutes or until the cheese on top becomes golden and crispy. 1. You made it! I hope you like my recipe, buon appetito! :) This recipe also freezes well and is easy to make for company. When it comes to pasta, Italy is unrivalled beyond doubt. As the world's biggest producers and consumers - approximately Once again, 'simple' does not mean 'easy'; the aim is to obtain a delicious and creamy sauce by skilfully. Our five-ingredient Italian baked pasta is super easy to make and includes layers of your choice of pasta, three cheeses and marinara sauce. They're held together by ricotta and parmesan 😱. So that's going to wrap this up with this special food easy italian pasta bake recipe. Thanks so much for your time. I'm confident you can make this at home. There's gonna be interesting food in home recipes coming up. 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