While you can have your pasta n number of ways, I like mine in creamy bechamel. Here's my take on a indulgent one pan dinner.
What You're Gonna Need:
Butter 2 tablespoons
Plain flour 1.5 tablespoons
Milk 1 coffee mug
Parmesan cheese 1/2 cup
White pepper
Nutmeg (optional)
Pasta of your choice
Cheese slices
Bread crumbs
Garlic, chopped 3/4 cloves
Oregano
Olive Oil
Salt to taste
What You're Gonna Do:
Heat a teaspoon of oil in a non-stick skillet. Add the garlic slices, and bread crumbs. Saute until golden n crispy. Sprinkle crushed oregano n salt to taste. toss well, set aside.
Heat butter in the same pan until it is all melted, and bubbly. Add the flour. Saute until golden, and raw smell evaporates. Add warm milk ladle by ladle, whisking continuously. The sauce will thicken immediately. Grate in about a pinch of nutmeg. Add the grated parmesan, white pepper, and salt to taste. Set aside.
In a large pot, add water, with a little bit of oil n salt. Boil your pasta for around 10 mins. Drain, but retain a little bit of the starchy pasta water.
Now, preheat your oven to 180 degree C.
Mix the pasta along with the pasta water with the bechamel sauce. Layer into a baking dish. Top with the breadcrumbs. Spread evenly. Add mozarella cheese slices on top.
Bake this for another 8-10 mins, or until the cheese is golden. serve hot.
Trust me, this is going to blow your mind away! Just be careful of the salt, since cheese is quite salty, and most of the butter you, and I get to use is also salted. Dig into the cheesy, ooey-gooey madness.
-Love,
La
What You're Gonna Need:
Butter 2 tablespoons
Plain flour 1.5 tablespoons
Milk 1 coffee mug
Parmesan cheese 1/2 cup
White pepper
Nutmeg (optional)
Pasta of your choice
Cheese slices
Bread crumbs
Garlic, chopped 3/4 cloves
Oregano
Olive Oil
Salt to taste
What You're Gonna Do:
Heat a teaspoon of oil in a non-stick skillet. Add the garlic slices, and bread crumbs. Saute until golden n crispy. Sprinkle crushed oregano n salt to taste. toss well, set aside.
Heat butter in the same pan until it is all melted, and bubbly. Add the flour. Saute until golden, and raw smell evaporates. Add warm milk ladle by ladle, whisking continuously. The sauce will thicken immediately. Grate in about a pinch of nutmeg. Add the grated parmesan, white pepper, and salt to taste. Set aside.
In a large pot, add water, with a little bit of oil n salt. Boil your pasta for around 10 mins. Drain, but retain a little bit of the starchy pasta water.
Now, preheat your oven to 180 degree C.
Mix the pasta along with the pasta water with the bechamel sauce. Layer into a baking dish. Top with the breadcrumbs. Spread evenly. Add mozarella cheese slices on top.
Bake this for another 8-10 mins, or until the cheese is golden. serve hot.
Trust me, this is going to blow your mind away! Just be careful of the salt, since cheese is quite salty, and most of the butter you, and I get to use is also salted. Dig into the cheesy, ooey-gooey madness.
-Love,
La
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