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Baked pasta cups is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. Baked pasta cups is something that I have loved my whole life. They are nice and they look fantastic.
To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook baked pasta cups using 23 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Baked pasta cups:
- Take For the Pasta
- Get 1/4 cup pasta (any small shape, I am using macaroni)
- Get 1 tbsp butter
- Take 1 tbsp chopped garlic
- Get 1/4 cup chopped onion
- Make ready 1/4 cup finely chopped capsicum
- Get 1/4 cup chopped red bell pepper
- Make ready 1/4 cup boiled sweetcorn kernels
- Get 1/2 tsp salt or to taste
- Prepare 1/2 tsp black pepper powder or to taste
- Get 1/2 tsp mixed herbs
- Take 1/4 tsp red chilli flakes
- Get 3-4 tbsp mayonnaise
- Prepare 2-3 tbsp milk
- Prepare For the baked cups
- Prepare 9 bread slices
- Prepare 3-4 tbsp butter or oil
- Take 1/2 cup grated mozzarella cheese
- Get For Garnish
- Get as required veggies of your choice
- Make ready as required mixed herbs to sprinkle
- Make ready as red chilli flakes to sprinkle
- Prepare as required basil leaves some
Combine Parmesan and mozzarella to give this pasta bake its Italian appeal. In a large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until no longer pink. Stir in spaghetti sauce, diced tomatoes, mushrooms and Italian seasoning. Add half of cooked pasta; toss well.
Steps to make Baked pasta cups:
- To make baked pasta cups, first boil 2-3 cups of water with some oil and salt.
- Add 1/4 cup of pasta to boiled water and cook till al-dente or done with a little bite. I have used macaroni it took around 7 minutes to cook. Drain and keep aside.
- Heat butter in a pan or kadai. Add chopped garlic saute for 10 seconds, now add finely chopped onion and saute for 30 seconds.
- Now add chopped capsicum, bell pepper and boiled sweet corn. cook for 1-2 minutes. no need to make the vegetables soft as they will be cooked again in the oven. Add salt, black pepper, mixed herbs and red chili flakes. mix well.
- Its time to add boiled pasta and mayonnaise. Also add milk. Mix well. Now you can eat this pasta as it is, just add some more milk to get a sauce with a loose consistency. But we have to fill this pasta in cups so we will keep it thick.
- For the cups, take 9 bread slices and cut them in a round shape using a round cutter or a bowl (katori). Using a rolling pin, roll out the round bread slice to make it softer.
- Pre heat a oven to 180 degree celcius. Take a muffin tray grease it very nicely. Now place the slices on the muffin cavity and press it inside gently using your fingers to make a small cup. Brush the bread cups with some butter or oil. Bake the bread cups in the oven for 3-4 minutes.
- Carefully take out the muffin tray and add spoon full of pasta mixture in each bread cup. Top up generously with grated cheese. Sprinkle with mixed herbs and chilli flakes.
- Garnish with vegetables of your choice and bake in the oven for 10 minutes till the edges of the bread cup are golden and crisp and the cheese is melted.
- Serve the yummy and delicious baked bread cups while still hot.
Stir in spaghetti sauce, diced tomatoes, mushrooms and Italian seasoning. Add half of cooked pasta; toss well. Spoon half of the ricotta cheese in dollops over top. Repeat layers ending with mozzarella cheese. Cover lightly with foil, making sure foil is not resting on cheese.
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