Today I have another delicious family dinner for you. One pot pasta casserole with broccoli in creamy sauce. This meal is super easy to prepare and also really practical because you only need a baking dish.
The best thing about it: you don’t have to cook anything beforehand! No complicated steps. You simply put all the ingredients in the mold and put it in the oven for 30 to 40 minutes. Then the pasta casserole with broccoli is ready – almost all by itself.
Perfect when things have to go quickly. And don’t forget: the taste! The creamy sauce combines perfectly with the pasta and broccoli. A real culinary delight for the whole family.
Recipe
As always, you can find the recipe with all the ingredients at the bottom of the article.
Pasta bake with broccoli: You need these ingredients for your shopping list
- Noodles – I like to use macaroni here, which usually takes about 7 minutes to cook.
- Cream & broth. – If you decide to use a different pasta that requires a little more or less time to cook, then you may also need to adjust the amount of liquid.
- cream cheese
- Garlic
- Shallot – alternatively you can also use half a small white or red onion.
- Cooked ham
- Herbs
- broccoli
- Grated cheese – for gratinating. We prefer to use mozzarella.
Now it’s getting green and delicious: This is how you make the pasta casserole with broccoli!
Using a whisk, mix the cream with the broth and cream cheese. It’s best to do it straight away in the casserole dish, so you save yourself having to wash it up later. Season everything with herbs, salt and pepper.
Peel the garlic and press it directly into the sauce. Also peel the onion, chop it finely and add it to the heatproof dish. Then cut the ham into small pieces and add it together with the uncooked pasta – mix well.
Divide the broccoli into florets and distribute them over the pasta. Now sprinkle the cheese on top and bake in the oven for about 30 to 40 minutes. So that the broccoli casserole doesn’t get too dark, check the oven every now and then.
I then dip the vegetables with the cheese and the top pasta into the sauce. This also has the advantage that the pasta is cooked more evenly.
For the last few minutes I let the pasta casserole with broccoli bake until golden. If you like, you can also mix everything together in the oven. So you don’t have a cheese crust, but instead you have a cheesier sauce.
Tip: Just broccoli in a casserole is too boring for you? Combine the vegetables with tomatoes, peppers or whatever you like. Bacon also goes wonderfully with it.
Pasta casserole with broccoli – one pot for vegetable lovers
Delicious pasta casserole with broccoli in a creamy sauce – simple, practical and no pre-cooking required! Perfect family meal in 40 minutes.
portions 4
- 400 ml cream
- 450 ml broth
- 50 G cream cheese
- 1 pcs. Pressed garlic
- 1 pcs. Shallot
- 200 G cooked ham
- 10 – 20 G Herbs TK
- 250 G noodles (uncooked)
- 1 pcs. Broccoli (approx. 300 grams)
- 150 G grated cheese (mozzarella)
- Salt pepper
- Mix the cream with the broth and cream cheese. Preferably directly in the casserole dish, so you have less to wash up later. Season with herbs, salt and pepper.
- Peel the garlic and press it directly into the sauce. Also peel the onion, chop it finely and add it to the ovenproof dish.
- Cut the ham into small pieces and add it along with the uncooked pasta and mix in. Cut the broccoli into florets and distribute over the pasta. Now sprinkle the cheese on top and bake in the oven for about 30 to 40 minutes.
- In between, dip the cheese, the broccoli and the top pasta a little into the sauce so that the whole thing doesn’t get too dark.
- Bake until golden brown for the last few minutes.
The amount of liquid depends on what type of pasta you use for the broccoli pasta bake. Depending on whether the noodles are thick or thin and have a longer or shorter cooking time, the amount of liquid required may also vary.
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