Baked Spaghetti in a Marinara Sauce

Ingredients

1. Spaghetti - 1/2 lbs
2. Mixed Bell Peppers - 2 nos.
3. Red Onion - 1 No.
4. Big Roma Tomatoes - 6
5. Basil Leaves - 6
6. Green Chilli - 4 nos. (add more if you can handle the spice)
7. Garlic - 6 cloves
8. Salt - To Taste
9. Cheese - 2 tbsp
10. Oil - 2 tbsp (I use Extra Virgin Olive Oil)

Before Baking...

After Baking...


Procedure

1. Boil the Spaghetti with some salt and oil so that it doesn't stick together. Drain the water and keep the cooked spaghetti aside
2. Now, boil the tomatoes and peal the skin. Ground them in a mixer/blender with Garlic, Basil Leaves & Green Chilli
3. Sauté the onions & bell peppers. When the onions turn golden brown, add the ground mixture and spaghetti
4. Mix it thoroughly and transfer the contents to a baking dish. Sprinkle some Cheese on the top and shove it in the oven for 30 mins (350F)
5. Enjoy it with some grated cheese and crushed red peppers.

Baked Ravioli

Ingredients

1. Cheese & Spinach Ravioli - 1/4 lbs
2. Red Onion - 1 No.
3. Big Roma Tomatoes - 6
4. Basil Leaves - 6
5. Green Chilli - 4 nos. (add more if you can handle the spice)
6. Garlic - 6 cloves
7. Salt - To Taste
8. Cheese - 2 tbsp
9. Oil - 2 tbsp (I use Extra Virgin Olive Oil)

Procedure

1. I didn't make the ravioli from scratch, bought one from the store. There are several kinds of ravioli's and I don't like a lot of cheese, so, just went with the cheese & spinach ravioli. Just open up the cover and put the ravioli's in boiling water for a while, drain the water and keep the ravioli aside
2. Now, boil the tomatoes and peal the skin. Ground them in a mixer/blender with Garlic, Basil Leaves & Green Chilli
3. Sauté the onions and when it turns golden brown, add the ground mixture let it boil for sometime
4. Now, add the ravioli and mix it thoroughly. Transfer the contents to a baking dish. Sprinkle some Cheese on the top and shove it in the oven for 30 mins (350F)
5. You're done!

Baked Farfalle in an Alfredo Sauce

Ingredients

1. Farfalle - 2 cups
2. Red Onion - 1
3. Bell (Green/Red/Orange/Yellow) Peppers - 1
4. Garlic - 4/5
5. Ginger - 1 tbsp
6. Serrano Chilli - 2
7. Potato - 1
8. Carrot - 1
9. Beans - 1 cup
10. Peas - 4 tbsp
11. Kernel Corn - 4 tbsp
12. Salt - To Taste
13. Crushed Black Pepper - To Taste
14. Oil - 4 tbsp (Olive/Vegetable/Canola)
15. All Purpose Flour / Maida Flour - 2 tbsp
16. Butter - 2 tbsp
17. Milk - 16 oz
18. Mozzarella Cheese - 1/4 cup

Alfredo sauce...



Boiled Farfalle with Vegetables in the pan...



Farfalle, before baking...



Farfalle, after baking...

Procedure

1. Boil Farfalle with salt. When its done, filter the water and add 1 tbsp of oil to the farfalle and mix it well so that it doesn't get sticky
2. For the alfredo sauce, put the butter in a pot and while its melting, add all purpose flour with salt and pepper. Mix it real well with the butter so that these don't remain as lumps.
3. Add milk to this butter-flour mixture and keep stirring it. You'll see that the sauce will be become more viscous as you keep stirring it. Just get it to a tomato ketchup consistency and turn off the stove
4. Microwave the cut carrots, potatoes, beans, peas & corn for like 4 to 5 minutes
5. Add oil to the pan and saute onions, peppers chilli, garlic & ginger. Add the vegetables from microwave to this and keep frying it for a while
6. Add the boiled faralle to this veggie mixture and stir real well. Add salt and pepper as necessary
7. Now, transfer this to a baking dish and mix the alfredo sauce with it
8. Garnish it with cheese and shove it in the oven, which I presume is preheated to 400F and ready!
9. Done

Note: The "real" alfredo sauce needs cheese and parsley, so if you want to make it so authentic, your wish!