Prawns Pasta

📝 Ingredients

• 3 cups Pasta (I used Penne)
• 250 gms Prawns (measured after cleaning)
• 1 med - big Onion (chopped)
• 1.5 tsp Minced garlic
• 1 small Capsicum (cubed)
• 1 tbsp Chopped celery
• 1/2 cup Chopped spring onion
• 1.5 tsp Pepper powder
• 2 tbsp Butter
• 2 tbsp Plain flour
• 1.5 - 2 cups Milk
• 2 tbsp Breadcrumbs
• 2 tbsp Grated cheese (I used Mozarella)
• Salt
• Oil

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Cook pasta as per package instructions and keep it aside.
2. 2Heat oil in a pan and add chopped onion. When it becomes soft (no need to become brown), add minced garlic and capsicum. Cook till the capsicum becomes soft. Add cleaned prawns, chopped celery, pepper and salt. Mix well, when prawns start changing colour add spring onion and cook till the prawns become tender.
3. 3Melt butter in a pan and add the flour. Fry it for 4-5 mins, till the raw smell of the flour goes and it starts changing colour. Add milk gradually and stir. Season the white sauce with salt and pepper. Cook till the sauce becomes thick and has a smooth consistency. Make sure there are no lumps in the sauce.
4. 4Generously grease a baking dish with butter. I used a 9 inch square baking dish.
5. 5Spread the cooked pasta as the first layer. Top it with cooked prawns. Drizzle the white sauce on top of it. Sprinkle the bread crumbs and grated cheese as the final layer.
6. 6Preheat the oven @ 180 C, 10 mins before baking. Bake the dish in the pre heated oven for 15 - 20 mins. Serve hot with some bread and salad on the side.