Cheesy Pasta Bake

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Cheesy Pasta Bake

by Nayna Kanabar March 5th 2015-2015

A delicious and comforting pasta dish thats is perfect served with aside salad.

Ingredients:

For White Sauce
• 250 ml skimmed milk
• 175 g low fat cheddar cheese grated
• 30 g plain flour
• 30 g butter
• Salt and Pepper to taste
• Pinch of nutmeg


• 200 g penne pasta
• 150 g low fat grated cheddar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• water for boiling pasta
• 1 teaspoon olive oil

Method:

1.In a large pan add the water and 1 teaspoon salt and bring to boil.Once its boiling add the pasta and cook it until its al dente. 2.Drain the pasta and return it to the pan. Add a teaspoon of olive oil to the cooked pasta and toss the pasta to stop it sticking together.3.In another saucepan, add the butter and flour and cook it for a few minutes until the rawness of the flour is gone.4.Add the milk gradually and keep whisking the sauce to ensure all the milk is incorporated into the flour and there are no lumps.5.Once all the milk is added keep whisking until sauce thickens, it should easily coat the back of a spoon.At this stage add half the cheese and whisk it in.Add the nutmeg, salt and pepper and stir it in.6.Take the sauce off the heat and pour the sauce over the cooked pasta and mix it all together.7.Preheat the grill to medium .8.Spoon the saucy pasta into an ovenproof baking dish and sprinkle the remaining cheese over it.Place the pasta dish under the grill and cook until the cheese melts and it starts to bubble and turn golden brown.9.Carefully remove the baked cheesy pasta from the grill. Serve hot with aside salad.

Details

Prep time: 5 mins  Cooking time: 20mins   Total time: 25 mins Yield: 4 servings

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