Easy Baked Tagliatelle Pasta with Fontina Cheese.
This easy oven baked tagliatelle with fontina takes very little time to make and calls for just 3 main ingredients ingredients. Perfect for last minute meals, busy weeknights and as a side dish with white or red meat.
Servings: 4
Calories: 841kcal
Equipment
- 1 large pot to cook pasta
- 1 oven dish to bake pasta
- 1 large bowl to mix cooked pasta and butter together.
Ingredients
- 1 pound tagliatelle fresh, dried or homemade
- 9 ounces Fontina cheese or Gruyere or Emmental
- 2 ounces butter unsalted
- 2 ounces Parmigiano Reggiano or vegetarian parmesan.
Instructions
- Parboil your tagliatelle in a large pot of boiling salted water until it’s very al dente. It will finish cooking in the oven. Fresh pasta only takes a minute or two.
- Cut the Fontina cheese into small pieces or cubes and grate the Parmigiano (parmesan cheese). Freshly grated Parmigiano has a creamier taste and texture than ready grated cheese. Melt the butter in a small saucepan.
- Drain the pasta and mix it with the melted butter in a large bowl. Make a layer of tagliatelle in an oval or rectangular oven dish. Cover with pieces of Fontina. Then make another layer of tagliatelle with more cubes of Fontina on top.
- Add freshly ground black pepper and a good sprinkling of grated Parmigiano.
- Bake in a preheated oven at about 200°c (390°F) for just 10 minutes until the top is slightly crispy and browned. Serve your baked tagliatelle immediately.
Notes
When made with Italian Fontina DOP and Parmigiano Reggiano, this recipe isn’t vegetarian as both cheeses contain animal rennet. However, there are versions of vegetarian Fontina and parmesan which you can use to make this tagliatelle bake vegetarian friendly.
The cheese sauce in any leftover baked tagliatelle with Fontina will start to thicken as it cools. Reheating the leftovers is best in the microwave or even fried with some more butter.
If you want to add some more protein, cooked ham or precooked bacon or pancetta cubes would be a delicious addition. Add before baking.
Nutrition
Calories: 841kcal | Carbohydrates: 82g | Protein: 38g | Fat: 40g | Saturated Fat: 23g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 209mg | Sodium: 852mg | Potassium: 334mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 1118IU | Calcium: 562mg | Iron: 2mg