The baked pasta with broccoli and cherry tomatoes is extremely simple, very tasty and always liked by everyone; at least at my house it’s never enough — everyone goes for seconds and after a few days they ask me to make it again. The cherry tomatoes together with the broccoli give a lot of flavor to this seemingly simple dish, but once you taste it you realize it’s not just ordinary pasta but an amazing baked pasta. Among all the recipes on my blog I think this is the best one ever. However, I’ll leave you the baked pasta with ragù, a perfect dish for Sunday, the baked pasta with mushrooms and sausages, for true food lovers it will be perfect as is the baked pasta with radicchio which I adore.
Let’s go right after the photo to discover how to prepare the baked pasta with broccoli and cherry tomatoes!!
- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Very inexpensive
- Preparation time: 15 Minutes
- Cooking time: 35 Minutes
- Portions: 4 servings
- Cooking methods: Oven
Ingredients for baked pasta with broccoli and cherry tomatoes
- 12 oz pasta
- 14 oz broccoli
- 5 oz cherry tomatoes
- 3 oz Parmesan (grated)
- 1.5 cups béchamel sauce
- 4 oz mozzarella (or other melting cheese)
- 2 pinches salt
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
Preparation baked pasta with broccoli and cherry tomatoes
To prepare the baked pasta with broccoli and cherry tomatoes, first wash the broccoli and separate the florets, then blanch them together with the tenderest parts of the stem for 5 minutes.
Once the broccoli is cooked, drain it and set it aside.
Cut the cherry tomatoes into 2 or 4 pieces.
Cook the pasta leaving it rather al dente; we cook it for half the time indicated on the package.
Prepare the béchamel sauce and cut the mozzarella into small pieces.
In a bowl mix the pasta, the broccoli, the cherry tomatoes and the béchamel, salt and if you like add some freshly ground black pepper.
Fold in half of the mozzarella or the melting cheese you chose and mix well.
Oil a baking dish large enough to contain everything and turn the pasta into it.
Distribute the remaining cheese on the surface and if you really want to go all out add some knobs of butter.
Bake in a static oven preheated to 392°F for 20 minutes, turn on the broiler and brown the surface for at least 5 minutes.
Remove from the oven, let rest 5 minutes before bringing the baked pasta to the table and..
ENJOY YOUR MEAL
How to store baked pasta
You can store it in the refrigerator in an airtight container for 2 days.
If you prefer, you can prepare everything the day before and brown it in the oven before eating.
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