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Pasta Bake - Pasta al Forno
My family's recipe for the most classic Italian “pasta bake”.
Prep Time
1 hr 30 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
1 hr 50 mins
Servings: 4 to 6
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
Ragu’ Sauce
- 800 gms – 1.75 lbs. beef mince
- 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 onion finely chopped
- 1 carrot finely chopped
- 1 celery talk finely diced
- 80 ml – 2.7 oz. red wine
- 800 ml – 27 oz. tomato purée
- salt and pepper
- water
Béchamel Sauce
- 300 ml – 1.5 cups milk hot
- 30 gms – 2 tbsp butter
- 30 gms – 2 tbsp flour
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch nutmeg
To Assemble
- 500 gms – 1.1 lbs. short pasta I use short penne
- 100 gms – 3.5 oz. provolone chopped
- 100 gms - 3.5 oz. mozzarella/bocconcini chopped
- 125 gms – 1/2 cup Parmigiano Reggiano finely grated
- Béchamel sauce from above