Cheesy Fondue Pasta Bake.

Nice big plate of pasta,for those chilly spring nights.

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 1  small onion, peeled and finely sliced
• 1  clove garlic, peeled and crushed
• 2  tablespoons  vegetable oil
• 25  g butter
• 25  g plain flour
• 275  ml  full fat milk, boiled and hot
• 100  g mascarpone
• 50  g cheddar cheese, grated
• 50  g cheese (like parmesan or double gloucester)
• 4  tablespoons parsley, chopped
•  salt
•  freshley ground black pepper
• 350  g cooked pasta (farfalle rigatoni or penne)
•  grated cheese

Directions

1. Pre-heat the oven to 220C, Gas 7.
2. Heat the vegetable oil in a saucepan and add the onions and garlic.
3. Cook for 5 mins.
4. so they soften.
5. Cool.
6. Heat the butter until melted and add the flour to form a roux.
7. Gradually add the hot milk,stirring all the time until you have a nice sauce consistency.
8. Stir in the onions and garlic.
9. Pour the hot sauce into a bowl, and add the mascarpone, Cheddar, your chosen other cheese, the cooked pasta and parsley.
10. Season well and mix together.
11. Pour into a ceramic baking dish,top with a little grated cheese, then place onto a baking tray.
12. Bake in the pre-heated oven for about 20 minutes to brown all over.
13. Cool slightly, then serve with green salad and garlic bread.