Baked Cheesy Béchamel Pasta with mincemeat

Name: Baked Cheesy Béchamel Pasta with mincemeat
Total time: 2400 s
Yield: 6-7 person
Cuisine: Pakistani
Ingredients: 2-3 tbsp oil; 500 gm mincemeat; 4-5 cloves garlic (finely minced); 2 small tomatoes (chopped); 1 onion (chopped); 2-3 tbsp chili garlic sauce or tomato paste; 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp black pepper; 3/4 glass water; 400 gm penne pasta (or any long shaped); Water for boiling; 1/2 tsp salt; 1 tbsp oil; 3-4 tbsp butter; 3 tbsp all purpose flour; 4 cups milk; 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp white pepper powder; 1 tsp mixed Italian herbs 🌿; Mozzarella and cheddar cheese mix for layering

MrsRiasat Ali @whiskit

Lahore

So my mom learned this recipe from our Arab neighbours in Kuwait and she often she used to make this when I was growing. It’s baked pasta with mincemeat with very less spices yet very flavourful. And everyone at home loves this dish.

MrsRiasat Ali @whiskit

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Ingredients

Prep time: 20 mins| Bake time: 20 mins

6-7 person

For mince:
2-3 tbspoil
500 gmmincemeat
4-5 clovesgarlic (finely minced)
2small tomatoes (chopped)
1onion (chopped)
2-3 tbspchili garlic sauce or tomato paste
1 tspsalt
1 tspblack pepper
3/4 glasswater
For pasta:
400 gmpenne pasta (or any long shaped)
Water for boiling
1/2 tspsalt
1 tbspoil
For Béchamel sauce:
3-4 tbspbutter
3 tbspall purpose flour
4 cupsmilk
1 tspsalt
1 tspwhite pepper powder
1 tspmixed Italian herbs 🌿
Others:
Mozzarella and cheddar cheese mix for layering

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Steps

Prep time: 20 mins| Bake time: 20 mins

1

Boil the pasta till it’s done. Strain and run under cold water. Keep aside
2

Heat a wok, add oil and mince to it. When the mince changes colour, add garlic and cook for 2 mins.
3

Then add the chopped onions n tomatoes and the spices. Mix well. Add water and let cook for 8-10 mins
4

For the sauce heat butter and add flour to it. Sauté the flour then add the milk. Add spices and cook till sauce is a little creamy. Turn off the flame. Do not let it thicken too much.
5

Now layer half the pasta, then half sauce, mince and then cheese. Then layer with some more pasta (I didn’t use all the pasta) then again sauce and finally load it with a cheese layer.
6

Bake at 200 degrees C for 20 mins. Both rods on. Also keep an eye on it while it gets golden from top. You may need to shift sides in the last 8-9 mins.
7

Garnish with fresh parsley or fresh basil! Serve warm in iftaar or in dinner 🍽️
8

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MrsRiasat Ali @whiskit

on April 02, 2023 18:36

Lahore

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