When ever my son invites his friends, he likes to eat pasta bake with tomato and white sauce. In fact, he likes this dish so much that he asks me to make extra so that he can have leftovers for the next day.
1. Add cold water, 1 teaspoon salt and 2 teaspoons oil in a saucepan. Once the water boils, add the pasta. The water should cover the pasta completely.
2. Make for the red sauce:
a. Blend the passata, onions and garlic and heat the sauce.
b. Add the salt and pepper.
c. Once heated, let it simmer gently.
d. This basic sauce can be made ahead and frozen too to use anytime you cook pasta or spaghetti. If you like hot and spicy pasta, you can add fresh green chillies to the sauce. You can also add some vegetables to the sauce if you wish to.
3. Now prepare the béchamel sauce:
a. Heat the butter until it melts.
b. Now make the roux (rue) by adding the plain flour to the melted butter. Keep stirring the mixture constantly for about 5 minutes over low heat. The flour needs to be cooked well to get a good sauce.
c. Add in the milk (which should be at room temperature) slowly, turn the heat to medium and continue to stir the sauce until it begins to thicken. Now add in the nutmeg.
d. Your béchamel sauce is ready so switch off the heat.
4. Once the pasta has cooked, drain it and spread it an oven proof dish.
5. Spread the red sauce over the the pasta.
6. Spread the béchamel sauce over the red sauce.
7. Sprinkle some grated cheese on the white sauce.
8. Garnish with oregano, black pepper and sliced tomatoes
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