Baked pasta with sausage, zucchini and saffron
Delight your family with this easy baked pasta, a hearty sausage and zucchini pasta bake infused with the delicate aroma of saffron! Ready in just 35 minutes, this creamy baked tortiglioni, enriched with béchamel, is the perfect comforting dish for a quick and satisfying meal. Discover our easy baked pasta recipe and bring a touch of American cuisine to your table tonight!
Dietary Information
Servings:
- 1
To prepare the baked pasta with sausage, zucchini and saffron, first finely chop the shallot 1. Trim the zucchini and cut them first into slices 2 and then into cubes 3.
- 2
Cut the sausage casing 4, remove it and cut it into pieces 5. In a pan, pour the oil, add the shallot and let it simmer for 3-4 minutes. Add the sausage 6 and brown over medium-high heat for 2-3 minutes.
- 3
Add the zucchini 7, the thyme 8 and salt moderately 9. Continue cooking for another 3-4 minutes.
- 4
Pour the pasta into boiling salted water 10 and cook for 3 minutes less than the cooking time indicated on the package. Meanwhile, prepare the béchamel: in a saucepan, melt the butter 11, then salt 12. Meanwhile, heat the milk in another saucepan.
- 5
Add the flour 13 and mix with a whisk to avoid lumps. Continuing to stir, pour the hot milk over the roux 14, taking care to keep a ladle of milk aside because it will be used to dissolve the saffron. Bring to a boil and cook until the béchamel has thickened. Meanwhile, dissolve the saffron in the milk set aside 15.
- 6
Pour it into the now thick béchamel 16, stir and remove from the heat. Drain the pasta, transfer it to the pan 17 and stir. Add the béchamel with saffron 18.
- 7
Mix everything together, so that the pasta is evenly coated with the sauce 19. Oil the bottom of a baking dish 20 and add a first layer of pasta. Sprinkle with some of the diced caciocavallo 21.
- 8
Sprinkle the surface with a little grated Parmesan 22. Continue to form the layers in this way until the ingredients are used up. Gratinate in a preheated oven, grill mode, at 240° for 5 minutes 23. Your baked pasta with sausage, zucchini and saffron is ready to be enjoyed 24!
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