pasta casserole bake

Recipe video above. This is a &quot;formula&quot; using a creamy white sauce to make a pasta bake using anything you&#x27;ve got. Add in literally any meat, raw or cooked, any vegetable (frozen, canned, dried, fresh, pickled). Canned tuna or salmon, bacon, ham, chorizo. You&#x27;re only limited by your imagination! (Eer - and what&#x27;s in your pantry 😂) If using raw meat and veg that needs to be cooked, cook them first then make the sauce in the same pot. If using add ins like canned salmon and corn that do not need pre cooking, just make the sauce and mix it up with the pasta, then bake until bubbly and golden! See above in post for combination suggestions.

Creamy Pasta Bake "formula" - make this with ANYTHING!

/ 1lb pasta ((any short

tbsp salt ((for water))

tbsp (60 grams) butter (, unsalted)

garlic

tbsp flour (, any (GF option Note 2))

(1.25 litres) milk (, any fat, any type)

chicken

(75 grams) parmesan

tsp black pepper

tsp EACH thyme and parsley (,

tsp EACH mustard, garlic, onion powder

olive oil

Salt and pepper

(200 grams) cheese (, shredded (Note 4))

Preheat oven to 180°C/350°F.

Pasta - Boil water with 1 tbsp salt. Add pasta, bring back up to boil then cook per packet directions MINUS 2 minutes. Should be just cooked, still slightly firm in middle. Drain, return to pot.

Heat half butter &amp; 1 tbsp oil in a large pot over high heat. Stir in garlic for 10 seconds, then cook your raw meat and vegetables with a sprinkle of salt and pepper. Meat must be fully cooked - will not cook further in oven.

Add remaining butter, melt. Mix in flour, then follow Creamy Sauce step 2 onwards.

Cooking RAW Meat &amp; Vegetables

Start here if you have NO COOK Add Ins (like canned tuna): Melt butter in large saucepan over medium heat.  Add garlic and stir for 10 seconds, then stir in flour.

While mixing, gradually pour in about 1/3 of the milk. Once the flour-butter mixture is incorporated into the milk, pour in remaining milk and mix.

Add remaining milk, stock powder, parmesan, pepper and herbs (if using) and mix. When the milk starts to heat up, mix constantly to make sure the white sauce doesn’t catch on the base.

After 4 - 5 minutes, the sauce should be thick enough that you can draw a path across the back of a spoon (see video).

Creamy Sauce

Return cooked pasta into pot. Mix with sauce and no-cook Add Ins.

Spread in large casserole dish, top with cheese and bake 25 minutes until golden and bubbly. Serve!

Assemble &amp; Bake

Recipe video above. A big, creamy pasta bake with juicy chicken and mushrooms. Cheesy, hot and completely delicioius! Rumoured to be named after an Italian opera star Luisa Tetrazzini when an American Chef created this dish for her. So it&#039;s not authentic Italian - but it doesn&#039;t make this any less delicious!!

Chicken Tetrazzini (creamy chicken mushroom pasta bake)

/ 1lb spaghetti

tbsp (30 grams) butter

/ 1lb chicken thighs (, skinless boneless (Note 2))

garlic (, minced)

onion (, finely chopped)

tbsp flour

milk (, any fat, any type)

cream (, heavy / thickened (sub more milk))

chicken stock/broth stock

salt

cheese (,

Melt 2 tbsp butter in a large pot over high heat. Add chicken, sprinkle with pinch of salt and pepper. Cook 1 1/2 minutes until golden.

Turn chicken, sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cook 1 minute until golden then remove onto plate - doesn&#039;t need to be fully cooked (will cook more in oven).

Rest 5 minutes, then chop into small pieces, or shred.

Sear chicken

Preheat oven to 160°C / 325°F.

Cook mushrooms: Melt 4 tbsp butter over high heat in the same pot. Add mushrooms and cook for 4 minutes until starting to go floppy but not yet golden.

Add onion: Add garlic and onion, cook for 3 minutes until mushrooms are golden. Add a pinch of salt and pepper halfway through.

Add flour &amp; milk: Turn heat down to medium. Add flour. Stir for 30 seconds. Add milk and stir for 10 seconds or until it thickens (see video at 52 sec).

Add cream and broth: Add chicken stock, cream, 1 tsp salt and 1/2 tsp pepper. Stir, then let the mixture heat up, stirring every now and then so it doesn&#039;t catch on the base, and cook until the sauce thickens enough so you can draw a path on the back of the spoon (video at 1.04). Do not make it very thick - it gets thicker in next steps.

Add cheese &amp; pasta: Turn stove off. Stir through half the cheese (will melt in oven), then add pasta and chicken. Toss to mix, taste and add more salt if needed.

Bake: Pour into 23 x 33cm / 9 x 13&quot; pan, smooth surface. Top with remaining cheese. Bake 25 minutes until golden and bubbly. Serve immediately!

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