FOOD
maltatoday | WEDNESDAY • 8 JANURY 2020
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Ingredients
• 400g paccheri
• 1tbsp olive oil
• 300g mushrooms
• 3 chopped garlic
• 1 chopped onion
• Salt and pepper
• 300g ricotta
• 300ml béchamel
sauce
• 300ml tomato
sauce
• 100g grated Par-
mesan cheese
Method
1. Heat the olive oil and cook the chopped mushrooms,
garlic and onion. Leave to cool down and add the ricotta.
2. 2. Spread some of the béchamel sauce on the bottom
of an oven-proof dish.
3. 3. Use a piping bag to fill the paccheri and place them
side-by-side in the dish.
4. 4. When they are all filled top with tomato sauce and
the rest of the béchamel sauce, add the grated parme-
san. Let them stand for 2 hours and bake in hot oven for
30 minutes
James Bartolo
Executive Chef at
Radisson Blu Resort &
Spa, Golden Sands
Baked paccheri with mushrooms & ricotta
