Baked Pasta

Got this recipe from a bff and modified it myself to suit my own palate :)

Suitable and favoured by kids and adults.

Ingredients (for 5 - 6 adults):

300gms pasta (any pasta of your choice)

2 cans of tuna flakes in water (u can substitute this with either chicken, beef or just plain pasta and cheese. Just remember to season your meat with salt and pepper and fry til they are cooked before adding in the cream of mushroom, etc)

2 cups of sliced mushrooms (any mushroom of your choice. I usually use small portobello mushrooms)

1 can of Campbell Cream of Mushroom

1 clove garlic (chopped)

1/2 cup whipping cream

4 cups shredded cheddar cheese (2 cups each for sauce and topping)

2 cups shredded mozarella cheese

black pepper to taste (optional)

Mc Cormick Italian Herbs (optional)

Method:

1. Cook the pasta til al dente and leave aside.

2. Heat up 2 tbsp olive oil and add in garlic. Saute for a while before adding in the mushrooms.

3. Add in tuna flakes. Stir well.

4. Add in cream of mushroom and whipping cream. Stir til boiling.

5. Add in 2 cups of cheddar cheese. Stir to ensure no clotting. Sprinkle in black pepper & italian herbs to taste.

6. Turn off fire and add in cooked pasta. Stir evenly before transfering into baking casserole (pic below)

7. Sprinkle the cheddar and mozarella cheese on evenly on top and bake for 20 minutes at 200'C. (pre heat oven 20 minutes before baking)
8. Serve hot

I usually serve this with some simple home-made salad or sauted mixed vege. Salad recipes can be found in this blog too.


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Homemade Meatballs Spaghetti Marinara

A success at my very first attempt and it is definiltey in my "frequent dish" list :). The meat balls are easy to make and healthier too because it doesnt include any artificial flavouring. These meatballs can be eaten as snacks as well. I tried to be a lil more creative by making them into meatball spaghetti/linguine marinara.

Meatballs:
Ingredients (makes about 25 medium sized meatballs):

250gms minced meat (beef or pork)
1 cup chopped onion (fried)
1 egg
1 tbsp chopped parsley (I use the bottled one fr Mc Cormick)
1/2 tbsp ground black pepper
1.2 cup breadcrumbs
1/2 tsp salt

Method:
1. Place all the ingredients in a large bowl and mix all the ingredients and combine well.
2. Make balls out of the meat mixture and place them on a baking tray lined with baking paper.
3. Bake in oven at 200'C for 20 minutes.

Marinara:
Ingredients:
350 gms spaghetti/linguine - cooked and leave aside
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp chopped garlic
10pcs cheery tomatoes (cut into halves)
1 big bottle of Prego Traditional Tomato Paste
5 tbsp bottle of Del Monte Tomato sauce
1 tsp sugar
Coriander leaves for garnishing

Method:
1. Heat up the wok and add in olive oil. Stir in garlic and sautee for a minute.
2. Add in the cherry tomatoes and fry for another minute or till the cherry tomatoes are half softened.
3. Pour in the Prego sauce and tomato sauce. Add in sugar as well.
4. Leave to boil and and turn off fire. Add in the baked meatballs and stir well.
5. To serve, transfer some sauce (without meatballs) out from the pot of meatball sauce and mix well with the pasta. Pour over the meatbalsl and garnish with coriander leaves.

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Spaghetti Aglio Olio with Spam Meat & Prawns

A kind neighbour sent this to me for lunch and I love it so much that I got the recipe from her. One of the most simplest pasta recipes I've ever got! Simple and yummy.....

Ingredients:

Spaghetti or spaghettini

Spam luncheon meat (available at the non-halal section in most supermarkets) - cut into cubes

Prawns (shelled & deveined) *optional*

Coriander leaves

Portobello mushroom (optional) - sliced thinly

2 tbsp onion (slice thinly)

3 tbsp chopped garlic

Method:

1. Boil water & cook the spaghettini til al-dente. Put in a few drops of olive oil to prevent them from sticking to each other. Leave aside.

2. Pan fry the spam meat and prawns. Leave aside.

3. Fry onion and mushroom with some olive oilr and leave aside.

4. Fry chopped garlic with olive oil and toss in spaghettini. DO NOT let the garlic turn brown. Add a pinch of salt and pepper to taste. Turn off fire immediately and toss in the remaining ingredients (spam meat and prawns)

5. Garnish with coriander leaves and chilli flakes/coarse black pepper (optional)

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