Baked Pasta Roses Recipes

PASTA ROSA

Steps:

• Bring a pot of water to boil for the pasta.
• For the sauce, melt butter in a saucepan which will be large enough to accommodate the pound of cooked pasta, and saute onion until it becomes translucent. Mix in the flour to make a roux. Gradually add milk and allow thickening. Stir in tomato sauce and heat through. Remove from heat and add cream cheese. Blend with an immersion blender. Immediately cover surface of sauce with a sheet of plastic wrap and set aside briefly.
• Boil the pasta until al dente and drain. Add the cooked pasta and strips of salmon to the pan containing the sauce and fold to coat pasta. Season with salt and pepper, as needed. Transfer to a serving dish and sprinkle with chives.

BAKED PASTA ROSES

Steps:

• First make the bechamel.
• Melt the butter in a non-stick saucepan over a low heat
• add the flour and stir until you have a smooth paste
• Add the milk a little at a time and continue to stir until the sauce starts to thicken
• Add salt, pepper and nutmeg to taste
• When the bechamel has reached a good thickness add 50g of parmesan and continue to stir until the cheese has melted into the bechamel.
• Remove from the heat and allow to cool covered with cling film. If your bechamel seems lumpy whisk with a hand held food blender!
• Put a pasta sheet onto a floured board.
• Cover with slices of ham.
• Cover the ham with stracchino cheese
• Check the bechamel has cooled and cover one end of the pasta sheet with a spoonful of bechamel.
• Roll the sheet into a swiss roll shape.
• Repeat this process with all the pasta sheets and the rest of the ham and cheese.
• Coat the bottom of an oven dish with bechamel.
• Cut the pasta rolls into 3 pieces ( each about 4-5 cm wide) and place side by side in the oven dish.
• Pour the remaining bechamel over the pasta roses and sprinkle with the remaining parmesan.
• Cover with aluminium foil and cook at 180° in a preheated oven for 20-25 minutes.
• Remove the aluminium foil and cook for another 10 minutes until the top becomes golden and crispy.
• Serve with extra grated parmesan if desired
• Buon Appetito!

HOT PASTA WITH ROSE SAUCE

Steps:

• For the sauce combine whipping cream, spaghetti sauce, oregano, garlic and olive oil in a sauce pan. Heat to a boil on med high heat, stirring frequently; then turn to low and simmer until everything is ready.
• Cook pasta according to package directions.
• In a skillet brown sausage until barely pink; drain fat and remove sausage from pan. Add bell peppers, onions, jalapeño, and olives; cook until onion is tender. Add sausage, pepperoni, and salami; cook until sausage is done.
• In a large serving dish place the cooked pasta and pour sauce over; top with meat mixture.
• Can sprinkle with freshly grated parmesan cheese.