Spinach Baked Noodles Recipe

Spinach Baked Noodles

Noodles, the traditional cut pasta of Turkish cuisine, is a gift from summer months to our winter tables. Increase the vitamin value by adding spinach, crown it with bechamel sauce and bring color to your table. Enjoy your meal!

Ingredients:

For 4 people
🕐 Preparation: 45 min.      🕐 Cooking: 15 min.
For the Noodle:
Noodle (Homemade) 2 Cup
Butter 1 Tbsp
Olive Oil 1 Tbsp
Spinach (Half Bunch) 300 Grams
Salt 1 Tsp
Black Pepper 1 Tsp
For the Béchamel Sauce:
Butter 2 Tbsp
Liquid Oil 1 Tbsp
Flour (Deletion) 2 Tbsp
Salt 1 Tsp
Milk 1.5 Half Cup
For the Service:
Kashar (Cheddar) (Planed) 1 Half Cup

Instructions:

  1. Melt the butter in a flat pan with a spoonful of oil and heat it.
  2. Put the noodles in the pan and fry them until they turn pink.
  3. Add the hot water to cover it by turning the bottom down and leave it to boil. When the water is removed, close the lid and infuse for ten minutes.
  4. In a separate pan, fry the finely chopped onions and garlic in 1 tablespoon of butter or olive oil until they turn pink. Add the frozen or washed and drained spinach and fry together for five minutes. Add the roasted spinach to the noodles and mix. Flavour with salt and blackpepper.
  5. For the bechamel sauce, fry the flour in 2 tablespoons of butter in a sauce pan. Slowly add milk to the roasted flour, add salt, nutmeg and black pepper and cook to the consistency of boza.
  6. Lightly grease the bottom of a glass baking dish with oil. Transfer the cooked spinach noodles to the baking dish and straighten them.
  7. Spread the prepared béchamel sauce evenly over the spinach. Bake in a preheated oven at 180 degrees for 15 minutes.
  8. Before serving, sprinkle grated cheddar cheese on the noodles and return to the oven and bake for another 2-3 minutes. You can serve your noodles with melted cheddar hot on the grill of your choice or on its own. Enjoy your meal !

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