German cuisine · Dough, Pasta & Rice

Pasta Bake with Vegetables

Ribbon pasta with broccoli, carrot, and leek in a light cheese sauce, baked golden brown with gouda in the oven.

Ingredients · for 4 servings

• 400 g erişte (Turkish ribbon noodles)
• 300 g broccoli
• 2 carrots
• 1 leek stalk
• 40 g butter
• 40 g flour
• 600 ml whole milk
• 200 g grated cheese (mild, e.g. gouda)
• 1 pinch nutmeg
• Salt, pepper

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 200°C top/bottom heat and butter a large baking dish; cut the broccoli into florets, the carrots into thin slices, and the leek into rings.
2. Cook the pasta in salted water for 2 min. less than indicated, adding the vegetables for the last 4 min., and drain everything together.
3. Melt the butter in a pot, stir in the flour, and sauté lightly for 1–2 min. until it smells faintly of pastry.
4. Gradually pour in the milk while stirring constantly and gently simmer the sauce for 5 min. until it thickens, then stir in half the cheese, nutmeg, salt, and pepper.
5. Mix the pasta and vegetables with the sauce, fill into the dish, and sprinkle with the remaining cheese.
6. Bake for 20–25 min. until the surface is golden brown and bubbly, let rest for 5 min. before cutting, and serve hot.