Baked Pasta with Béchamel
This is a baked pasta with béchamel recipe with chicken, mushrooms, and corn. Boil 600 grams of pasta, then prepare a filling with 600 grams of chicken breast, 300 grams of mushrooms, and 150 grams of corn with the listed spices. Make the béchamel with 150 grams of flour, 150 grams of butter, and 2 liters of milk, along with salt, white pepper, and a pinch of nutmeg, then assemble the layers in a Pyrex baking dish with 200 grams of Kashkaval cheese and bake in a 200°C oven until the top is browned.
A baked pasta dish covered with béchamel sauce.
Like creamy oven-baked pasta.
Ingredients
- 600 grams Pasta
- Hot water
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 tbsp Vegetable oil
- 600 grams Chicken breast
- 300 grams Fresh mushrooms
- 150 grams Corn
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1/4 tsp White pepper
- 1/4 tsp Ginger
- 1/2 tsp Garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp Onion powder
- 1/4 tsp Cardamom
- 150 grams (6 tbsp) Flour
- 150 grams (6 tbsp) Butter
- 2 liters Milk
- a pinch Nutmeg
- 200 grams Kashkaval cheese
- mentioned as an alternative to or together with butter Olive oil
- 5-6 pieces Fresh onion
- mentioned as a possible addition Green pepper
- mentioned as a possible addition Red pepper
- a pinch, according to the chef Oregano
Instructions
- In a pot, bring the hot water to a boil with salt and vegetable oil, then boil the pasta in it.
- In a skillet, heat the butter with olive oil, or use butter alone, then add the chicken breast cut into small cubes.
- In the same skillet, season the chicken with salt, white pepper, ginger, garlic powder, onion powder, and cardamom.
- In the same skillet, add the fresh mushrooms sliced thinly, then let them cook briefly over the heat.
- In the same skillet, add the corn, then leave the filling until cooked, then remove it from the heat.
- In a pot, heat the milk over low heat until warm.
- In another pot, melt the butter over low heat, then add the flour and stir constantly until combined.
- In the same pot, gradually add the warm milk, stirring quickly and continuously until the béchamel forms and the lumps disappear.
- In the same pot, add the salt, white pepper, and a pinch of nutmeg, then leave the sauce until it thickens slightly, then turn off the heat.
- In a Pyrex baking dish, spread a light layer of béchamel.
- In the Pyrex baking dish, distribute the boiled pasta.
- In the Pyrex baking dish, add the chicken, mushroom, and corn filling.
- In the Pyrex baking dish, add the Kashkaval cheese and a pinch of oregano if used.
- In the Pyrex baking dish, add the remaining béchamel layer, then place it in the oven until the top is browned.
- In the oven, bake the dish at 200°C for about 15 minutes, until the top is browned.