Baked Cheesy Tomato Pasta Recipe - Tomato Ketchup Pasta Recipe

This has become one of my favourite pasta dish. It is so easy to make and taste just delicious. The recipe calls for ketchup and not tomatoes. So you can easily make this even if you run out of tomatoes and it can be done from start to finish in under 30 mins or so..The crispy buttery breadcrumbs and the molten cheese really makes this dish taste so yum..So dont skip that..

Preparation Time : 10 mins
Cooking Time : 25 to 30 mins
Serves: 3 to 4

Ingredients:

Pasta - 2 cups dry
Olive Oil - 1 tblspn
Garlic - 4 cloves chopped finely
Tomato Ketchup - 1/2 cup
Salt to taste
Sugar - 1 tsp
Red Chilli Flakes - 1 tblspn
Milk - 1/2 cup
Cornflour / Cornstarch - 2 tsp
Coriander Leaves - 3 tblspn finely chopped
Mozarella Cheese - 1 cup
Butter - 3 tblspn
Bread Crumbs - 1 cup

Method:

Heat oil in a pan, add in garlic and let it sizzle. Add in tomato ketchup and mix well. Add in salt, sugar and red chilli flakes and mix well. Cook this down for few mins.

Now dissolve milk with some cornflour. Pour this into the sauce and mix well. Cook till it thickens.

Now add in coriander leaves and mix well. Set the sauce on a simmer and meanwhile cook pasta.

Bring lots of water to a boil, add salt to taste. Add in pasta and cook as per package directions. Strain and add it to the sauce. Mix well.

Let the pasta simmer on the sauce for few mins.

Meanwhile Preheat oven to 250 degree C on grill or broil mode.

Melt butter in a pan, add in breadcrumbs and toast it for few mins till it turns nice and golden. Set aside.

Now spoon the pasta into a baking dish, top with the breadcrumb mix and cheese.

Broil or grill this for 5 mins.

Serve.