Name: Baked Maccheroni (Pasticcio di Maccheroni al Forno)
Prep time: 1 h 20 min
Total time: 4 h 45 min
Yield: Serves 4 as a single-course meal or 6 as part of a multicourse meal
Cuisine: Italy
Ingredients: Classic Bolognese Meat Sauce; Béchamel sauce made with 1½ cups milk, 3 tablespoons butter, and 3 tablespoons flour; ¼ cup freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano; 2 tablespoons butter; 1 pound maccheroni; Salt

Preparation info

Serves
4
as a single-course meal

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
5 hr

Appears in

How to Cook Italian

By Giuliano Hazan

Published 2005

About

Pasticcio literally means “a mess” and this is a particularly delicious one. The pasta is tossed with Bolognese sauce and béchamel, then baked. If you have Bolognese already made, it will take just over an hour to make from start to finish. An ideal dish for a buffet, it is good even when only lukewarm and can easily be prepared ahead of time (see note below).