3 cups dried short-cut macaroni
1 tbsp olive oil
6 tbsp butter,
2 small fennel bulbs, thinly sliced and fronds reserved
6 ounces mushrooms, thinly sliced
6 ounces peeled, cooked shrimp pinch of cayenne pepper
1 1/4 cups Bechamel sauce
2/3 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
2 large tomatoes, sliced
1 tsp dried oregano salt and pepper

Procedures :
Bring a saucepan of salted water to a boil, add the pasta and oil and cook until tender, but stil firm to the bite. Drain and return to the pan, add 2 tbsp of butter, cover, shake the pan, keep warm. Melt the remaining butter in a pan. Saute the fennel for 3-4 minutes.Stir in the mushrooms and cook for 2 minutes. Stir in the shrimp, then remove the pan from the heat. Stir the pasta, cayenne pepper and shrimp mixture into the bechamel sauce. Pour into a greased ovenproof dish. Sprinkle with the Parmesan cheese and arrange the tomato slices around the edge. Brush the tomatoes with olive oil and sprinkle the oregano on top. Bake in a preheated oven at 350 F for 25 minutes, until golden brown. Serve immediately. Bechamel Sauce: Melt 2 tbsp butter, stir in 1/4 cup flour. Cook, stirring for 2 minutes. Gradually, stir in 1 1/4 cups warm milk. Add 2 tbsp finely chopped onion, 5 white peppercorns, and 2 parsley sprigs, and season with salt, dried thyme and grated nutmeg. Simmer, stirring for 15 minutes. Strain before using.
more Free recipes Free Recipes
Category : Pasta

Newly submitted recipes

	Swiss Steak II oat center of a large sheet of heavy foil with margarine and place into a 13 x 9-inch dish. Place meat across foil, overlapping each piece slightly. Sprinkle with soup mix, mushrooms, green pepper sli [view it...]
	Swiss Steak I ix flour, salt and pepper. Pound into steak with tenderizer or potato masher. Brown in fat in heavy skillet. Add onions to tomatoes. Boil 5 minutes. Pour over steak. Bake at 350 degrees F for 2 hours. [view it...]
	Swiss Bliss oat center of large sheet of heavy foil with margarine and place into a 13 x 9-inch dish. Place meat across foil, overlapping each piece slightly. Sprinkle with soup mix, mushrooms, green pepper slice [view it...]
	Sweet and Sour Pot Roast n Dutch oven or heavy skillet with a tight lid, add meat and onions and brown, turning to get all sides. Add rest of stuff and cover tightly and simmer slowly over low or bake at 300 degrees F for 3 - [view it...]