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The perfect one-pot dinner pasta that’s light, creamy, cheesy, and comforting. Made with mushrooms, asparagus, and peas baked in a cheesy white sauce that’s ready in just 30 minutes.

The recipe is very simple and only has a few ingredients. All which are available regularly at any grocery store. It’s the perfect weeknight friendly meal when you’re tight on time and want to serve up something that goes beyond warm noodles with store bought sauce.

The mozzarella and romano cheeses melt together beautifully to add extra creaminess to the sauce, and the choice of vegetables are light enough that they don’t overpower the cheese sauce and overwhelm the dish rather they tuck away nicely into the rigatoni and add the right pop of colour.

This is a great dish to make ahead of time and can be kept refrigerated if eating within hours/days or in the freezer. Simply follow the steps up until baking and cover the dish and store as intended. When time to serve, let the dish come to room temperature a bit while the oven is warming and bake as directed.

mushroom and asparagus baked rigatoni

The perfect one-pot dinner pasta that’s light, creamy, cheesy, and comforting. Made with mushrooms, asparagus, and peas baked in a cheesy white sauce that’s ready in just 30 minutes.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: pasta
Servings: 6
Author: the communal feast

Ingredients

  • 1 pkg rigatoni pasta cooked according to package directions (454g)
  • 2 TBS butter
  • 2 cups button mushrooms sliced thinly
  • Salt and pepper
  • 2 TBS flour
  • 2 cups milk
  • Reserved pasta water
  • ½ cup romano grated
  • 1 1/2 cup mozzarella shredded
  • 1 cup asparagus trimmed and chopped coarsely
  • 1 cup frozen peas thawed
  • Fresh parsley for garnish

Instructions

  • 1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Spray an oven safe baking dish with cooking spray (9×12) and set aside.
  • 2. Bring a large pot of salted water to boil and cook the pasta according to instructions, until al dente. Scoop out 1 cup of the pasta water before draining and toss lightly with olive oil to keep it from sticking, set aside.
  • 3. In a large skillet, melt 2 tablespoons butter over medium heat. Add the mushrooms cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes until tender and browned seasoning with salt and pepper. Add flour and cook stirring an additional minute. Slowly add the milk, whisking until smooth and begins to thicken. Bring to a boil and reduce to simmer once it starts bubbling. Add the asparagus and peas and cook an additional minute. Remove from heat and add romano cheese and 1 cup of the mozzarella, reserving the rest for topping. Season with salt, and pepper if needed. Whisk until melted and completely smooth. If the sauce is too thick add a bit of the pasta water if needed.
  • 4. In the baking dish, combine the cooked pasta and pour over the vegetables with the sauce tossing to coat and combine. Sprinkle with remaining cheese and bake on the middle rack until the top begins to brown uncovered for 15 minutes.
  • 5. Serve with fresh parsley.

mushroom and asparagus baked rigatoni

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January 7, 2020

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