Sausage and Pasta Mini Casseroles
When you’re short on time and energy, you might feel like you have no options for a quick and satisfying meal. But it’s not so! Try making this baked pasta and mini sausage casserole. The small pasta shells and the sausage are tucked in a velvety bechamel sauce and then topped with lots of Cheddar. It will lift you up during a gloomy day!
Ingredients Needed for Sausage and Pasta Mini Casseroles
5 ounces of pasta shell
2 pork sausages s, sliced in small chunks
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
salt
pepper
1 tablespoon butter
½ cup flour
½ cup milk
nutmeg
½ cup cheddar, shredded
pepper
How to Make Sausage and Pasta Mini Casseroles
- Preheat the oven to 350°F/175°C.
- Heat a saucepan over medium heat, add water in it and bring it to a boil.
- Add the pasta shells, a pinch of salt, and cook them according to the instructions on the package. Drain the pasta and leave it aside.
- Heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add the sausages, season them with salt, pepper, and cook them for 4-5 minutes. Leave them aside after cooking them.
- For the bechamel sauce, melt the butter in a saucepan. Slowly add the flour and whisk so you can incorporate it into the butter. Pour the milk and keep whisking until you get a smooth, creamy consistency. Season with nutmeg.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F/175°C.
- Start assembling the mini casseroles. Butter the bottom of 2 round oven trays, or ramekins. Fill them with pasta, sausage, bechamel sauce, and top with shredded Cheddar.
- Slide the mini casseroles into the oven for the next 20 minutes.