This is a delicious Pasta Bake, that can be served as a main dish OR a side dish. You may wish to add some Meat OR Chicken, but I like it just Mushrooms. Today I used common Cup Mushrooms, but you can use your favourite Mushrooms. I recommend to use a generous amount.
Makes
4 Servings
Ingredients
200g Pasta *I used 2 heaped-cups Spiral Pasta
Salt for cooking Pasta
400 to 500g Mushrooms
1 Onion *thinly sliced
1 clove Garlic *finely chopped
2 tablespoons Oil
1 tablespoon Fresh Thyme Leaves *plus extra for topping
*Note: You can use other Herbs of your choice, but my choice for this dish is Thyme.
30g Butter
2 tablespoons Plain Flour
1 cup Chicken Stock OR Vegetable Stock
200ml Sour Cream
Salt & Black Pepper
100g (1 cupful) shredded Tasty Cheese (Cheddar) *OR Cheese of your choice
Method
- Clean the Mushrooms and slice them thickly. Prepare other ingredients.
- Cook Pasta in boiling salted water according to the instruction on the package. Drain when cooked.
- Preheat oven to 200℃.
- Heat Oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat, cook Onion and Garlic for a few minutes. Add Mushrooms and Thyme, and cook until Mushrooms are cooked.
- Make a room on the pan, melt Butter in the space, add Flour to mix with the melted Butter. Then add Stock and stir well.
- Add Sour Cream and mix well. Season with Salt and Pepper. The amount of Salt depends on the saltiness of the Stock and Butter you use. *Note: Today I added 1/2 teaspoon Salt.
- Combine the Sauce and drained Pasta. Spoon into a baking dish, scatter shredded Cheese and bake for 20 minutes OR until golden.
- Sprinkle with some Fresh Thyme Leaves and serve.
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