Creamy Greek Pasta Bake

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recipe by Tenina Holder https://bit.ly/TheWeekendTable

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    19mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    4
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    1301
based on 1 ratings

An inventive take on mac n cheese that's just as quick but with an extra savory Greek-inspired kick. Creamy feta sauce, bright tomatoes, and olives (use Kalamata if you can find them!) combine to make this deliciously easy dinner.

Inspired by: https://tenina.com/recipes/mac-cheese-without-the-mac

recipe updated Jan 12, 2022

Ingredients

  • Garlic clove icon
    Garlic clove
    4
  • Onion icon
    Onion
    1
  • Lemon icon
    Lemon
    1
  • Tagliatelle icon
    Tagliatelle
    500 g
  • Pecorino cheese icon
    Pecorino cheese
    400 g
  • Feta cheese icon
    Feta cheese
    200 g
  • Lemon icon
    Lemon
    1
  • Italian parsley icon
    Italian parsley
    1 handful
  • Extra virgin olive oil icon
    Extra virgin olive oil
    1 tablespoon
  • Butter icon
    Butter
    100 g
  • Cornflour icon
    Cornflour
    40 g
  • Milk icon
    Milk
    300 g
  • Greek yogurt icon
    Greek yogurt
    300 g
  • Pink himalayan salt flakes icon
    Pink himalayan salt flakes
    as needed
  • Black pepper icon
    Black pepper
    as needed
  • Cherry tomatoes icon
    Cherry tomatoes
    330 g
  • Pitted kalamata olives icon
    Pitted kalamata olives
    15 g
  • Italian parsley icon
    Italian parsley
    as needed
  • Dill icon
    Dill
    1 handful
  • Greek yogurt icon
    Greek yogurt
    as needed

Tools

  • kCook icon TM5
  • kCook icon Tm5 bowl
  • kCook icon Ceramic baking dish - 13 x 9 x 2"

Step preview

  1. Add Italian parsley to the TM bowl
  2. Chop with MC on - 3 sec, speed 7
  3. Add garlic clove, onion and extra virgin olive oil
  4. Chop with MC on - 4 sec, speed 4
  5. Sauté - 5 min, Varoma, speed 1
  6. Add butter, cornflour, milk and greek yogurt
  7. Season with salt and pepper
  8. Cook - 7 min, 100°C, reverse speed 3
  9. Add finely grated lemon zest
  10. Stir through for a few seconds on speed 1
  11. Place the cooked pasta into a large baking dish of choice (or several individual dishes)
  12. Stir bechemel sauce through
  13. Top with torn fresh Pecorino, crumbled feta, sliced Roma tomatoes
  14. Add olives, sprinkle with chopped parsley and sprigs of dill
  15. Place under a hot grill until cheese is golden and bubbling
  16. Serve with lemon wedges and additional yoghurt and herbs. Now that's priceless!
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