Baked Farfalle with Cheese

My kids love pasta for their lunchboxes. This one is our all time favorite. Instead of farfalle, we usually use penne or macaroni. It's really easy to make, just boil the pasta al dente, add bechamel sauce/white sauce, add shredded cheese on top of it then bake for half an hour.



My Kind of Bechamel Sauce/White Sauce

Ingredients:
60g butter, chopped
garlic, chopped
1/3 cup plain flour
4 1/2 cups whipped cream (liquid)
75g parmesan cheese/cheddar cheese, finely grated
1/4 teaspoon salt
good pinch ground nutmeg

Directions :
Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat until foaming. Add garlic, sauteed until fragrant, then add flour. Cook, stirring, for 1 to 2 minutes or until bubbling. Remove from heat. Slowly add whipped cream, whisking constantly, until mixture is smooth. Return to heat. Cook, stirring with a wooden spoon, for 10 to 12 minutes or until sauce comes to the boil, thickens and coats the back of a wooden spoon. Remove from heat. Stir in parmesan, salt and nutmeg.

Sometimes I add smoked chicken, mushroom, cubed carrot and chopped parsley in the sauce.

Mix together cooked pasta and sauce in the baking dish. Add shredded cheese. Then bake in a preheated 350 degree F(175 degrees C) oven for 30-45 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

Pastamania : Lasagna

Bertahun-tahun cuman makan lasagna bikinan orang. Akhirnya nyoba bikin sendiri. Hasilnya gak mengecewakan, setidaknya menurut lidah gue dan Pinot. Cihuuyyy!! Jadi ketagihan!



Lasagna

Bahan :
6 lembar lasagna direbus di air mendidih yg sudah diberi 2 sdm mentega + garam

Saus Merah :
2 sdm mentega
1 bh bawang Bombay, potong kotak-kotak kecil
2 bh bawang putih, haluskan
500 gr daging sapi cincang
4 bh tomat merah, buang bijinya, potong kotak-kotak kecil
1 kaleng kecil pasta tomat delmonte
1 sdt oregano
1/2 sdt merica bubuk
1/2 sdt pala bubuk
1/2 sdt bubuk itali
1 sdt gula pasir secukupnya
1 sdt garam secukupnya
air kaldu secukupnya
royco secukupnya (gue gak pake)

Saus Putih :
2 sdm mentega
2 sdm tepung terigu
250 ml susu cair
250 ml whipped cream
25 grm keju Cheddar parut
25 grm keju edam (gue gak pake)
1 sdt oregano
1/2 sdt merica bubuk
1/2 sdt pala bubuk
1/2 sdt bubuk itali
1 sdt garam
1 sdt gula pasir secukupnya
chiken stock secukupnya (gue gak pake)

Taburan :
100 g keju Cheddar parut

Cara Membuat :
Saus merah :
1. Panaskan mentega hingga leleh. Tumis bawang putih dan bawang bombay hingga layu.
2. Masukkan daging cincang. Aduk hingga berubah warna.
3. Tambahkan irisan tomat, tomat pasta, dan bumbu. Aduk dan masak hingga daging matang dgn api kecil, dan sampai keluar air. Apabila belum matang air dagingnya sudah kering, beri tambahan air kaldu sedikit. Tunggu sampai matang. Angkat.

Saus Putih :
1. Masukkan terigu sedikit demi sedikit ke dalam susu.. sampai agak kental..
2. Panaskan mentega hingga leleh.
3. Lalu masukkan campuran terigu n susu pelan-pelan agak tidak menggumpal masukkan sisa terigu terigu, aduk hingga rata.
4. Tuangi sisa susu sedikit-sedikit sambil aduk-aduk hingga kental.
5. Masukkan bumbu, aduk hingga kental. Angkat.

Penyelesaian :
1. Siapkan pinggan tahan panas, olesi dgn mentega.
2. Susun berturut-turut: lasagna, saus merah, saus putih, bahan taburan (keju Cheddar parut).
3. Ulangi menyusun bahan seperti ini hingga bahan habis, saus putih paling atas.
4. Taburi keju.
5. Panggang dalam oven panas 160 C selama 35 menit hingga agak kecokelatan.
6. Angkat, sajikan hangat.

Sumber : Rini NCC