Name: Pastitsio with basil and sage butter
Prep time: 90 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 115 min
Yield: 6-8 servings
Cuisine: Bake
Ingredients: 400 g pasta penne; 1/3 cup parmesan cheese freshly grated; 2 Tbs butter salted; fresh sage handful; 2 basil leaves stems, small; sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

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Ingredients (6)

quantity red wine meat sauce

400 g

pasta — penne

quantity white sauce

1/3 cup	parmesan cheese — freshly grated
2 Tbs	butter — salted
	fresh sage — handful
2	basil leaves — stems, small
	sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

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Method:

Preheat the oven to 200º C.

Cook the pasta according to packet instructions. Reserve 1 cup of pasta water before draining.

Toss the pasta and meat sauce together. Add ¾ – 1 cup of reserved pasta water to loosen.

Transfer to a large greased baking dish.

Pour the white sauce over the pasta and scatter with parmesan.

Bake for about 25 minutes until golden.

Melt the butter in a pan. Add the sage and toss to coat. Once the sage turns crisp, add the basil and season with black pepper.

Pour the hot herb butter over the baked pasta and serve.

Recipe by Bibbyskitchen@36.

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