CREAMY Macarona Bechamel Pasta Recipe (White Sauce Bake)

Name: CREAMY Macarona Bechamel Pasta Recipe (White Sauce Bake)
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: water ((according to the package instructions)); salt ((make sure to salt your pasta water well)); 8 oz or 225 gms penne pasta ((can use whatever type of pasta you prefer, tubular pasta works best)); 1 tbsp cooking oil ((I prefer olive oil here but you can use whatever cooking oil you prefer)); ½ medium sized or 90 gms onion (diced (can use red, white or yellow)); 1 lb or 16 oz or 454 gms ground beef ((can use ground chicken as well)); 1 tsp salt (or according to taste); 3 medium-sized cloves of garlic (smashed and minced); ¼ tsp black pepper or white pepper; ½ tsp sugar; 1 tbsp tomato paste (); 1 cup or 250 gms tomato sauce or passata; ¼ tsp ground cinnamon; ½ tsp dried oregano; ½ cup or 8 tbsp or 114 gms unsalted butter ((can use salted butter but taste in the end before adding any more salt)); ½ cup or 7½ tbsp or 60 gms all purpose flour; 2 cups or 500 ml whole milk ((warming it a little will help!)); ½ cup or 120 ml chicken broth ((can use any type of broth) (warming it a little will help as well)); ¾ tsp salt; ½ tsp black pepper or white pepper; chopped fresh herbs ((can use cilantro, parsely, thyme etc))

Instructions

Prep:5minCook:45min

This bechamel pasta recipe is so good, I have no words! Tender pasta is topped with a thick meaty sauce which is then topped with another layer of pasta and the creamiest most delicious bechamel sauce. Everything is then baked to rich golden brown perfection… You won’t be able to stop eating this incredible dish. That lush creamy sauce will be oozing through the meat and all those layers of pasta… the flavors marrying in a way to give us an absolutely incredible filling treat. So.Good.

Updated at: Thu, 01 May 2025 10:35:27 GMT