Marg's Nu Wave Oven Recipes - TVSN

40g butter
2 tbsp plain flour
1½ cups milk
1 cup parmesan cheese, finely grated
250g dried penne pasta
Meat Sauce
1 tbsp olive oil
1 med brown onion, finely chopped
3 cloves garlic, crushed
2 tbsp tomato paste
500g lamb mince
400g can diced tomatoes
1 cinnamon stick
½ cup fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves
PASTICCIO
Make meat sauce
1. Heat oil in a large saucepan over high heat. Add onion and garlic. Cook, stirring, for 3-4 minutes or
until onion has softened.
2. Add tomato paste. Cook, stirring, for one minute.
3. Add mince. Cook, stirring with a wooden spoon to break up mince, for 6-8 minutes or until browned.
4. Add tomato and cinnamon. Season with salt and pepper. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat to low and
simmer for 20-35 minutes or until sauce has thickened. Remove from heat.
5. Remove and discard cinnamon stick. Stir in parsley.
6. Melt butter in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Add flour. Cook, stirring, for one minute or until
bubbling.
7. Gradually stir in milk. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat to medium. Cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or
until mixture has thickened. Remove from heat. Stir in half the cheese. Season with salt and
pepper.
8. Cook pasta in a large saucepan of boiling, salted water, following packet directions until tender.
Drain.
9. Add pasta to meat sauce. Stir to combine.
10. Spoon into 25cm ovenproof dish (the one that comes with the extender kit is perfect). Top with
cheese sauce. Sprinkle with remaining cheese.
11. Bake in NuWave oven on 5cm rack, level 10 for 20 minutes or until golden.
Serve with a crisp green salad.
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This is my family’s favourite pasta dish – I hope you love it just as much!