your bechamel is simply amazing and your instructions are foolproof (as are all of your recipes!). Thank you! I have no idea what to paaaaaaaaaack. My sister and I could not stop eating this!! But the bread is really just a filler here, so you can use whatever kind you like. Maybe I’ll just do the broccoli and sausage now and the pasta and bechamel tomorrow! Maybe I ate half a pan of this delightful pasta just now?! I use “macaroni” loosely to mean any kind of small pasta. I baked it this Sunday morning and had it with a poached egg. This was so delicious! I hate the bother of stovetop cooking and then baking the dish, although I love the resulting mac-and-cheese. I look forward to trying this recipe, thank you for sharing it. Delicious, will definitely make again. Although I would never, ever turn it away if you brought some by my apartment at about 5:55 this afternoon (I would probably leap into your arms and kiss you, which might be awkward, so consider yourself warned), traditional American-Italian baked ziti has never been my favorite thing because I’ve never much cared for the texture of baked ricotta, which seems to be in every recipe. And the pasta is beautiful. I’ve never cooked with it, and I’m not sure how much of the stems can be used. Once all of the milk is added, add the salt, garlic, nutmeg, and few grinds of black pepper, and bring the mixture to a lower simmer and cook it, stirring frequently, for 10 minutes. The only thing I did differently was to use my big Le Cruset pot to cook the pasta and broccoli rabe. Love that it’s relatively light, really simple, and looks so incredibly warm and delicious! Yes, but to be completely and totally honest, it’s not even my favorite to bake with. I didn’t consider this a bad thing; it had a ton of flavor and reminded me just the tiniest bit of sausage gravy. Tonight I didn’t have rabe and didn’t wnat to make a lockdown run for just one item, so used roasted cauliflower and onion instead. What type of Mozzarella did you use — the wet type found in balls or dry as in the pizza variety? I LOVE this dish, 5 stars! This may be my favorite at home pasta dish ever. I thought so, as did the several people who I shared the dish with. This looks absolutely delicious. Judy — Okay! Thanks, RE: kale – I did not hear that piece but I have indeed noticed that kale is rather sparse here in the smitten kitchen :) I think my relationship with kale is like that of someone spent the mid-2000’s in a another country and then comes back to the states like, “Hey, I just heard this great band on the radio. This was my first ever bechamel- so glad I gave this recipe a try and didn’t wimp out :). I made my own sweet Italian sausage with fennel, oregano, salt & pepper and added sliced mushrooms to our as well. I know that I’m replying almost five years after you wrote this comment, but I just wanted to say that this comment is helpful – I’m thinking of cooking tonight (because I’ll be busy later this week), but kind of dreading it. I just bought the ingredients to make the Pasta with Garlicky Broccoli Rabe for the 3rd of 4th time, but I think I’m going to have to try this instead. I’m going into labor on Friday (because some how I made it to 41+ weeks) and there’s just not enough time to make this and put it in the freezer. I overcooked everything but the béchamel by accident. Mix broccoli and rice together in the casserole dish used to roast the broccoli. You are a true artist and you’ve made cooking and baking– skills I thought I would never be good at– into not just a simple pursuit, but an absolute breeze and also a joy in my life. I’ll have to remember it for when the weather finally cools off in florida. Thank you again for a great recipe! Lovely looking recipe. Thanks, yet again, SK. This year, I thought I'd take my Aunt Anne's original recipe and spread it out onto a sheet pan for extra crisp and chew (those are the best parts). and how would I change proportions if I did that. If you like extra crusty baked pasta, Williams-Sonoma has an “Extra-Crusty Baked Rigatoni with Beef Ragù” that’s pretty good. but it turned out lovely. So, how much dry pasta equals a pound of cooked? Just made this for a dinner party, huge hit!!! This is probably a silly question, but do you freeze it before the baking step or after the baking step? @Deb did u see my comment? Oooh-ahr! See more ideas about Recipes, Smitten kitchen, Pasta dishes. This looks like fall or cold-weather comfort food at it’s finest. I made this recipe on Monday night, and it was amazing! This will definitely be going in the rotation. 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