Baked pasta casserole
Description
The dish is prepared without unnecessary complications. This casserole is essentially a simplified version of lasagna. Instead of sheets, rows of tubular pasta are used. Hence the name. See, the finished dish can be served at the table.
Instructions
- 1
Step 1
Fry the bacon in a pan and set it aside for now. Cook the pasta, then grate the cheese.
- 2
Step 2
Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. As soon as the butter has melted, add the flour and stir for a couple of minutes until it becomes thick and dense.
- 3
Step 3
Add grated cheese and ground black pepper.
- 4
Step 4
Stir the cheese until it melts. By this time, the pasta should already be cooked.
- 5
Step 5
The bacon needs to be finely chopped.
- 6
Step 6
Drain all the water from the pasta and mix it with the prepared cheese sauce.
- 7
Step 7
Take a baking dish and fill it with the prepared macaroni and cheese to about one-third of its capacity.
- 8
Step 8
Add a layer of bacon and cheese. Repeat this process with several more layers of pasta and cheese until the baking dish is completely filled to the top.
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Step 9
Sprinkle with breadcrumbs, remaining cheese, and bacon on top. Bake at 300 degrees for 20-30 minutes, until a baked crust forms on top.