Baked pasta with béchamel sauce and traditional Bolognese ragù
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Baked pasta with béchamel sauce and Traditional Bolognese Ragù is a rich, familiar, and easy-to-organize dish. You can even prepare it in advance and bake it just before serving.
By using our ready-made ragù, you reduce preparation time and can focus on assembling the dish and the final gratin.
Ingredients for 4–5 people
- 400 g short pasta, such as rigatoni or mezze maniche
- Béchamel sauce as needed
- 390 g Traditional Bolognese Ragù Lina Sapori e Delizie
- Grated Parmigiano Reggiano, to taste
- Coarse salt as needed
Read the béchamel sauce recipe
Want to prepare a smaller quantity? Halve the pasta and béchamel sauce amounts and use the 212 g ragù format, suitable for about 2–3 servings.
How to prepare baked pasta
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
- Cook the pasta, draining it about 2 minutes before the time indicated on the package.
- Transfer the pasta to a baking dish and add the Traditional Bolognese Ragù.
- Mix well, so that the sauce is evenly distributed.
- Add about half of the béchamel sauce and continue to mix.
- Spread the remaining béchamel sauce on the surface and top with grated Parmigiano Reggiano.
- Bake in a preheated fan oven at 200 °C for about 15 minutes. With a static oven, bake at 220 °C for about 20 minutes.
- Before taking it out of the oven, check that a golden crust has formed. If necessary, extend cooking by a few minutes.
Tips for a good result
- Drain the pasta very al dente, as it will continue to cook in the oven.
- Distribute the ragù and béchamel sauce well, so the pasta remains soft and flavorful.
- For an even more stringy preparation, you can add diced scamorza, provola, or mozzarella.
- You can assemble the baked pasta in advance, store it in the refrigerator, and bake it just before serving.
A simpler preparation
Ragù normally requires slow cooking. With our ready-made Traditional Bolognese Ragù, you only need to heat it slightly, combine it with the pasta, and complete the dish with the béchamel sauce.
It is a useful solution for Sunday lunch, a dinner to share, or when you want to prepare a dish that the whole family will love in advance.
The ragù used in this recipe
Slowly prepared according to our family tradition, the Traditional Bolognese Ragù gives baked pasta a rich and familiar flavor. It is already ready to heat and allows you to reduce time without sacrificing a well-prepared dish.