Cheesy Alfredo Pasta Bake with Greens & Lemon Parmesan Crumb

Prepare Ingredients:

Put a large pot of salted water on to bowl. Preheat oven to 200°C. Zest lemon. Trim broccolini ends and cut in half. Peel and mince garlic. Drain mozzarella and cut into chunks.

Cook Pasta & Blanche Greens:

When water is boiling, add pasta and cook 5 minutes, or until just under al dente. In the last minute of pasta cooking, add broccolini and peas to blanche. Reserve ¹⁄₄ cup of the pasta cooking water, drain pasta and greens well. Place ³⁄₄ of the butter in the warm pot (used for the pasta and greens) to melt.

Prepare Sauce:

To the melted butter in the pot add cream, garlic and reserved pasta water, whisking until smooth. Add ³⁄₄ of the parmesan and continue whisking until smooth and combined.

Prepare Topping & Bake:

Add cooked pasta, greens and ¹⁄₂ the mozzarella and stir in well to combine. In a small bowl combine reserved butter, breadcrumbs, remaining parmesan and lemon zest (to taste). Season with salt and pepper and mix well.

You Plate It:

Sprinkle breadcrumb topping over the pasta dish and add remaining mozzarella chunks. Bake in the oven for 10-12 minutes, until cheese has melted and crumb is golden brown. Serve the deliciousness straight out of the pan. Enjoy!