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Creamy Pasta Casserole

If you're looking for a warm, hearty, crowd-pleasing meal, this pasta casserole is exactly what you need. It is creamy, packed with flavor and amazing to hide vegetables for picky eaters especially for the little kiddos. Perfect for busy weeknights, family dinners, or even meal prep. Prepared in the Thermomix if you have one or not, I will show you step by step how to accomplish this incredibly satisfying dish.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 21 minutes
Total Time 41 minutes
Servings: 6 people
Course: Dinner, Main Course
Cuisine: German, Italian
Calories: 500
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

For the Creamy Pasta:
  • 200 g Cheese (gouda)
  • 300 g Pasta
  • 1 medium Onion
  • 2 Cloves Garlic
  • 1 large Carrot
  • 20 g Olive oil or vegetable oil
  • 40 g Tomato paste
  • 1 Can Diced tomatoes
  • 2 Tbsp Chicken soup mix
  • 1 Red bell pepper
  • 1 Can Corn drained
  • 350 g Chicken stock
  • 1/2 tsp Sugar
  • 1 tsp Dried oregano
  • 1 tsp Dried parsley
  • 500 g Ground pork, chicken, turkey or beef
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 tsp Smoked paprika
  • 1 tsp Onion powder
  • 1 tsp Garlic powder
For the White Sauce:
  • 40 g Butter
  • 40 g All-purpose flour
  • 500 g Milk
  • Vegeta spices to taste (optional) or salt & pepper

Equipment

  • 1 Thermomix optional
  • 1 Frying pan

Method
 

For the Creamy Pasta
  1. Cook the pasta until al dente and place it in a casserole dish.
  2. Grate the cheese, if you have a Thermomix cut the cheese into chunks, place in the mixing bowl, and chop for 10 sec/speed 6. Transfer and set aside.
  3. Add halved onion and garlic cloves to the mixing bowl and chop for 4 sec/speed 5. Scrape down the sides.
  4. Add halved carrot and chop for 3 sec/speed 5. Scrape down again.
  5. Add oil extra virgin olive oil or vegetable oil and tomato paste and cook for 3min/120C/speed 1 (without measuring cup).
  6. Add 1 can of diced tomatoes, chicken stock, chicken soup mix, chopped bell pepper, 1 can or corn, italian herbs, sugar, salt and pepper. Cook for 10min/100C/speed 1.
  7. Brown the ground meat in a pan without oil and season with salt, pepper, smoked paprika, onion powder and garlic powder.
  8. Once the sauce is done add it to the meat, let it simmer slightly, then spread over the pasta and mix.
  9. Preheat oven to 200C (top/bottom heat).
For the White Sauce:
  1. Wash and dry mixing bowl, add butter and melt for 2min/100C/speed 1.
  2. Add flour and cook for 3min/100C/speed 2.
  3. Add milk, vegeta spices and cook for 6min/100C/speed 3.
  4. Pour the sauce over the casserole, sprinkle generously with cheese, and bake for about 25-30 minutes uncovered until golden and bubbly.

Notes

If you don't own a Thermomix no problem at all please see cooking instructions in the notes above.