One pot creamy herbed Baked pasta is an indulgent delicious recipe that will change your day! It is creamy, cheesy, and full of so much flavor, trust me you need to try!! The garlic and cream cheese takes it over the edge. This is literally a one pot recipe and its ready in an hour. We wiped this bowl clean in one sitting, i’m not kidding. Honestly I can’t sell this recipe enough, you NEED to try it to believe it. I used macaroni but you can use any pasta short pasta you like.

Happy Cooking!

Servings: 4-6 servings

Prep Time: 5 mins

Cooking Time: 40-45 mins

Total Time: 50 mins

Ingredients: 

• 12 oz macaroni pasta or short pasta of your choice

• 3 oz cream cheese

• 2 tbsp garlic paste

• 3 oz Italian herb paste

• 1 3/4 cup water

• 1 2/3 cup milk

• 3/4 cup heavy cream

• 1-2 tsp Salt as per taste

• 1/4 tsp Pepper

• 1-1.5 tsp Chili flakes

• 1.5 tsp Dried basil

• 2 tbsp butter

• 1 /2-1 cup Mozzarella cheese

• 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese

Directions: 

1. Preheat oven to 400F.

2. In an oven safe dish place the cream cheese in the centre.

3. Place the dry pasta around the cream cheese.

4. Top the pasta with the mixed herb stir in paste, water, milk and cream. Mix it together with the pasta not mixing in the cream cheese.

5. Sprinkle salt, pepper, chili flakes, slightly dried basil and mix, not mixing the cream cheese.

6. Top the cream cheese with garlic paste.

7. Slice the butter into thin slices and top over the pasta.

8. Cover with foil and bake at 400F for 20 mins covered.

9. Remove the cover, and mix the pasta, not the cream cheese. Put it back to bake at 400F for 25 mins.

10. When out of the oven mix in the cream cheese and garlic with the pasta. Cover with shredded mozzarella cheese and parmesan cheese.

11. Bake at 400F for 10-15 mins till the cheese melts.

12. Sprinkle some lightly dried basil and serve immediately. Enjoy the cheesy herby goodness.

Notes/Tips:

• I used gourmet garden herb and garlic paste. If you don’t have access to pastes you can make your own. For mixed herb paste you can either use pesto and add chopped parsley to it. Or you can make a paste of grinding fresh basil, parsley with little oil. For garlic just grind it up till smooth.

• I used gourmet garden lightly dried basil. If you don’t have lightly dried basil, you can use chopped fresh basil or dried basil. Fresh basil gives a better flavor then dried herbs.

• Do not mix the cream cheese in the beginning until it roasted with the garlic till step 10.

• Make sure the pasta is covered with liquid before baking.

• Make sure you cover the baking dish in the first bake so it helps the pasta cook.

• Don’t skip stirring the pasta as it helps it cook evenly and not stick to the pan.