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Oven-Baked Macaroni alla Mamma
Hearty baked pasta casserole with ground meat, flavorful tomato sauce, herb crème fraîche, and melted cheese. The uncooked macaroni cooks directly in the sauce in the oven.
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Ingredients
- 500 g Macaroni (Or another pasta, such as penne)
- 400 g Ground meat
- 1 Onion (Peeled and finely chopped)
- 2 Garlic cloves (Peeled and finely chopped)
- 500 ml Strained tomatoes
- 500 ml Vegetable stock or beef stock (Depending on the desired flavor)
- 1 EL Tomato paste
- 2 EL Olive oil
- Salt (To taste)
- Pepper (To taste)
- Sugar (1 pinch)
- 1 EL Oregano (Dried)
- 1 EL Thyme (Dried)
- 200 g Herb crème fraîche
- 150 g Grated cheese
Steps
- 1
Peel the onion and garlic, then finely chop both.
- 2
Preheat the oven to 180 °C conventional heat.
- 3
Heat the olive oil in a large pan.
- 4
Add the ground meat to the pan and brown it. Season with salt and pepper.
- 5
After 1–2 minutes, add the chopped onion and garlic to the ground meat and sauté until the meat is crumbly.
- 6
Add the tomato paste to the ground meat and stir well so it can briefly toast.
- 7
Pour in the stock and strained tomatoes to deglaze the ground meat mixture.
- 8
Bring the sauce to a boil, then simmer over medium heat for about 10 minutes.
- 9
Season the sauce with salt, pepper, sugar, thyme, and oregano.
- 10
Place the uncooked macaroni in a casserole dish and mix with the ground meat sauce. The pasta should be completely or well covered with sauce.
- 11
Distribute the herb crème fraîche in dollops over the casserole.
- 12
Sprinkle the grated cheese over the top.
- 13
Bake the casserole for about 30–40 minutes.
- 14
Once baked, let the casserole rest and cool slightly outside the oven for about 15 minutes.
Notes
This recipe is versatile: The ground meat can be omitted and replaced with vegetables or vegetarian meat alternatives. Possible additions include diced bell peppers or zucchini, chili flakes, nutmeg, and Parmesan sprinkled under the crème fraîche. The structured recipe lists a total time of 70 minutes; the additional resting time of about 15 minutes is included in the tip.
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