Spanish Style Baked Pasta Recipes

SPANISH-STYLE BAKED PASTA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Soften onion in oil in an ovenproof dish for 5 minutes Add peppers and garlic, and cook for another 10 mins over a low-medium heat, till peppers are softened.
• Stir in paprika and cook for 30 secs, then add stock and tomato sauce. Bring to the boil and add olives, if using.
• Top with the spaghetti pieces and press down lightly, so they're just covered by the liquid. Cover with lid and cook in the oven for 20 mins, till pasta is just cooked.
• Stir through parsley, check seasoning and serve. If you've got a lemon, squeeze this over the pasta before serving immediately.

EASY BAKED PASTA

Steps:

• Pour the pasta (uncooked) into a large casserole dish.
• Pour the Olive Oil over the pasta, stir it up, and let it sit for about 20 minutes.
• Pour the tomato sauce and diced tomatoes over the pasta; stir.
• Add the seasonings and stir.
• Cover and bake in a 400 degree oven for 40 minute.
• Stir a couple of times while baking to avoid the top becoming crusty.
• After cooking stir in the parmesan cheese and serve.

ONE-POT SPANISH-STYLE SHRIMP AND CHORIZO PASTA

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large Dutch oven over medium heat. Add onion and pasta, season with salt and pepper and cook over moderate heat, stirring, until pasta starts to turn golden, about 5 minutes (pasta will break up a bit during stirring).
• Lower heat and add garlic, tomato paste and chorizo, and cook until tomato paste is lightly caramelized, 2 to 3 minutes. Add fennel, clam juice and 1 cup of water and season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, cover and simmer over moderate heat until pasta has softened and most of the liquid is absorbed, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in shrimp, peas and Parmesan, cover and cook until shrimp is opaque, about 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in lemon juice and parsley.
• Drizzle with oil and serve with lemon wedges.