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Easy Cheesy Pasta Bake in a cast iron pan with basil leaves on top served with a side salad on the side
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5 from 31 votes

Easy Cheesy Pasta Bake

Delicious yet so Easy Cheesy Pasta Bake, the perfect homemade family meal. Crispy melted cheese on top of creamy cheesy pasta, so good!
Choose your desired cheese strength medium or mature cheese can be used. Parmesean can be used for extra strength on top.
Any pasta shape can be used. Why not get the kids cooking in the kitchen with you?
Prep Time15 mins
Active Time30 mins
Total Time45 mins
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: American, British
Keyword: 30 minute meal, Cheese, kids dinner, macaroni cheese, Pasta
Yield: 6 People
Calories: 597kcal

Equipment

  • Cast Iron Pan

Materials

  • 500 g (5 cups) Pasta We used Spiralini, however Penne, Fusilli, Shells, Farfalle, Rigatoni, Cavatappi will work fine.
  • 3 ½ tbsp Butter
  • 2 ½ tbsp Plain Flour
  • 500 ml (2 ¼cups) Semi Skimmed Milk or full fat milk
  • 160 g (1 ½ cup) Medium or Mature Cheddar grated
  • Salt & Pepper to taste

To top

  • 100 g (1 cup) Medium or Mature Cheddar grated
  • 50 g (½ cup) Parmesan optional if like a strong cheese

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 180°C / 350°F.
    Cook pasta to packet instructions. Meanwhile, prepare the cheese sauce.
    Pouring water into a silver pot to cook the pasta
  • Melt butter in a pan, add the flour stir for 2 mins until smooth.
    Melted butter and flour being stirred in a cast iron pan
  • Gradually add milk 100ml( ½ cup) at a time whisking until smooth before adding the next 100 ml.
    Once all milk added, bring to boil then lower to simmer. Add salt & pepper and stir for 5 minutes.
    Milk being poured into the melted butter in a cast iron pan
  • Turn heat off and add grated cheese stir through until melted.
    Grated cheese being added to the cast iron pan to make the cheese sauce
  • Drain & add cooked pasta to the cheese sauce, stir through.
    Mixing the pasta in the cheese sauce to make our easy cheesy pasta bake
  • Top with more grated cheese. Pop in the oven for 20 minutes, until cheese has melted and is just starting to turn golden.
    Grated cheese put on top of our easy cheesy pasta bake

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Nutrition

Calories: 597kcal | Carbohydrates: 69g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Cholesterol: 70mg | Sodium: 373mg | Potassium: 345mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 727IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 432mg | Iron: 2mg