{"id":2715,"date":"2026-03-27T20:08:48","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T20:08:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=2715"},"modified":"2026-03-27T20:08:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T20:08:48","slug":"cheesy-baked-pasta-with-sausage-mushrooms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/27\/cheesy-baked-pasta-with-sausage-mushrooms\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a0Cheesy Baked Pasta with Sausage &#038; Mushrooms"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>\u00a0Cheesy Baked Pasta with Sausage &amp; Mushrooms<\/h2>\n<h3>\u00a0Ingredients:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>14 oz (400 g) pasta (shells, penne, or any type)<\/li>\n<li>1 cup mushrooms, sliced<\/li>\n<li>1 cup sausage or pepperoni, sliced<\/li>\n<li>2 cups shredded cheese (mozzarella + cheddar)<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons butter<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons all-purpose flour<\/li>\n<li>2 cups milk<\/li>\n<li>2 garlic cloves, minced<\/li>\n<li>Salt and black pepper, to taste<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon paprika (optional)<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon oregano (optional)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0Instructions:<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Cook the pasta<\/strong><br \/>\nBoil in salted water until <em>al dente<\/em>. Drain and set aside.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Make the creamy sauce<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Melt butter in a pan<\/li>\n<li>Add garlic, then stir in flour and cook for 1 minute<\/li>\n<li>Gradually add milk while stirring until thick<\/li>\n<li>Add half of the cheese, salt, pepper, and spices<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cook the filling<\/strong><br \/>\nIn another pan, saut\u00e9 mushrooms in a little oil, then add sausage\/pepperoni and cook until slightly browned.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Combine everything<\/strong><br \/>\nMix pasta with the sauce, then add mushrooms and sausage. Stir well.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bake<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Transfer to a baking dish<\/li>\n<li>Top with remaining cheese<\/li>\n<li>Bake at 350\u00b0F (180\u00b0C) for 20\u201325 minutes until golden and bubbly<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>\u00a0Result:<\/h3>\n<p>Creamy, cheesy, rich, and slightly crispy on top\u2014perfect comfort food<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Cheesy Baked Pasta with Sausage &amp; Mushrooms \u00a0Ingredients: 14 oz (400 g) pasta (shells, penne, or any type) 1 cup&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2716,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2715","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2715","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2715"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2715\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2717,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2715\/revisions\/2717"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2716"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2715"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2715"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2715"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}