I’m a sucker for baked pasta – crispy topping, effervescent sauce, possibly just a little cheese (or so much) – however I’ve by no means thought of it a very streamlined affair. You’ve acquired to boil and drain the pasta earlier than tossing it with the opposite elements, and should you’re making a separate sauce, that’s at the least three bowls, blenders and/or pots to wash.
As a lot as I recognize recipes that require much less cleanup, it wasn’t till I learn Anna Jones’ new e book that I made the connection between one-pot cooking and eco-consciousness. Though Jones doesn’t straight draw that line, the e book’s title, One Pot, Plan, Planet, does. And it is smart: fewer dishes means much less water. However that additionally means extra time to cook dinner, which could imply extra time to cook dinner from scratch.
Jones features a recipe for baked pasta that requires you to soiled precisely one pan – a casserole dish – and a small mixing bowl for the topping. The secret is to place the pasta within the casserole dried and add sufficient liquid to cook dinner it with the opposite elements, lasagne-style.
These elements embrace touches that give this a Spanish vibe: smoked paprika, in fact, plus jarred roasted pink peppers, sliced olives, sherry vinegar and a small quantity of manchego cheese. With these and the three kinds of fennel within the combine – bulb, fronds and seeds – the bake finally ends up with a satisfyingly deep, piquant flavour.
You’ll love the consolation you get from this warming dish, and also you’ll love getting again the time you in any other case would’ve spent cleansing up afterward.
Smoked paprika pasta bake
Serves: 8
Energetic time: half-hour | Complete time: 1 hour half-hour
This pasta dish will get Spanish touches for a very piquant flavour. It additionally saves time – and a pot – by letting you skip boiling the pasta first, as a substitute utilizing sufficient liquid to cook dinner it within the casserole dish, lasagne-style.
Storage notes: Refrigerate for as much as 1 week or freeze for as much as 3 months.
Substances:
1 massive white onion (280g), chopped
1 fennel bulb (200g), chopped, plus fronds for topping
3 garlic cloves, chopped
2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
1 tsp fennel seeds
1 tsp high-quality salt, plus extra to style
½ tsp freshly floor black pepper, plus extra to style
450g dried penne or different quick pasta shapes, reminiscent of fusilli
1 (400g) tin chopped tomatoes
1 small bunch recent parsley, roughly chopped
3 roasted pink peppers from a jar, drained and chopped
45g pitted inexperienced olives, sliced
1½ tbsp sherry vinegar
2 tsp smoked paprika
600ml low-sodium vegetable broth, heated, plus extra if wanted
60g breadcrumbs
30g grated manchego cheese (could substitute parmesan cheese or vegan cheese)
Methodology:
Place a rack in the course of the oven and preheat to 200C.
In a 22-by-33cm baking dish, toss collectively the onion, fennel, garlic, oil, fennel seeds, salt and pepper. Roast for quarter-hour, or till the greens are beginning to soften however not but browning.
Add to the baking dish the pasta, tomatoes, parsley, pink peppers, olives, vinegar, and paprika. Stir to totally mix, style, and season with extra salt and/or pepper as wanted. Pour the broth over the combination, including extra if wanted so the liquid barely covers the pasta. Cowl the dish tightly with aluminum foil and bake for 45 minutes, or till the pasta is tender and has absorbed the water.
Whereas the pasta is baking, chop the wispiest elements of the fennel fronds. In a small bowl, combine the fennel fronds with the breadcrumbs and cheese.
When the pasta is prepared, take away the foil, scatter the breadcrumb combination on prime and bake, uncovered, for 10 to 12 minutes, or till golden and crisp on prime. Take away from the oven and let the dish relaxation for at the least 10 minutes earlier than serving, so the sauce thickens. Serve sizzling.
Diet data per serving | energy: 314; complete fats: 5g; saturated fats: 1g; ldl cholesterol: 3mg; sodium: 649mg; carbohydrates: 55g; dietary fibre: 6g; sugar: 5g; protein: 10g.
This evaluation is an estimate primarily based on accessible elements and this preparation. It shouldn’t substitute for a dietitian’s or nutritionist’s recommendation.
Tailored from ‘One Pot, Pan, Planet’ by Anna Jones (Knopf, 2022).
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