Favourite Pasta Bake
40 min
Dead simple weeknight dinner — pasta, sausage, corn, tomato sauce, and melted cheese on top. Use whatever veg or leftovers you have.
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Classic Norwegian weeknight staple — creamy white sauce, chunky sausage, and melted cheese on top. Ready in under an hour and the kids always go back for seconds.
Instructions
- 1
Cook the pasta according to the package instructions, then drain.
- 2
Melt the butter in a saucepan and stir in the flour. Keep stirring until the mixture pulls away from the sides of the pan.
- 3
Pour in half the milk and stir well, then add the rest and keep stirring until you have a smooth sauce.
- 4
Let the sauce simmer gently for about 5 minutes, stirring now and then — just make sure it doesn't catch on the bottom. Season with salt and pepper.
- 5
Peel the skin off the sausages and slice them into rounds. Finely slice the spring onions.
- 6
Grease an ovenproof dish with a little oil or margarine, then add the sausages, pasta, spring onions, and peas. Pour the white sauce over everything and scatter the grated cheese on top.
- 7
Bake in the middle of the oven at 200 °C for about 15 minutes, until the cheese is golden and the sauce is bubbling.
Per average serving
859
Calories
kcal
36
Protein
g
45.8
Carbs
g
59.8
Fat
g
3.8g
Fiber
12.4g
Sugar
2004mg
Sodium
Family Portions
2portions
Adults
2
Children
No children added
Ingredients
Per average serving
859
Calories
kcal
36
Protein
g
45.8
Carbs
g
59.8
Fat
g
3.8g
Fiber
12.4g
Sugar
2004mg
Sodium
Tips from the kitchen
- Cook the pasta a minute short of the package time. It keeps baking in the oven once the sauce goes on, and you don't want it turning to mush.
- When you stir the flour into the melted butter, wait until it actually pulls away from the sides of the pan before you add milk. That cooks out the raw flour taste.
- Add the milk in two goes and keep stirring the whole time. If you dump it all in at once you get lumps that are a pain to whisk out.
- Keep an eye on the sauce while it simmers and scrape the bottom now and then. It catches and scorches fast on a hot burner, and you'll taste it.
- The peas go in frozen, no need to thaw. They'll thaw and heat through during the 15 minutes in the oven.
Ways to vary it
- Swap the frankfurters for a smoked sausage if you want a stronger flavor. Slice it the same way.
- A spoonful of mustard or a pinch of nutmeg stirred into the white sauce is a nice touch if you feel like it.
- You can stir a handful of sweetcorn in with the peas if the kids like it. Goes in frozen or from a tin, drained.
Storage & leftovers
Keeps in the fridge for up to 3 days in a covered container. It freezes alright, though the sauce can split a little when thawed, so stir it well. Reheat in the oven or microwave with a splash of milk to loosen the sauce back up.
What to serve with it
A simple green salad or some sliced cucumber and tomato on the side is all it needs. Bread for mopping up the sauce never hurts either.
UC
By Untrained ChefPublished 4 June 2026 · Updated 11 July 2026
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