Golden Pasta Cups
Baked pasta nests with mild cheese, crispy on top.
Ready in
About 25 min · 10 min prep + 15 min cook
Safe favourite
pasta
Texture
CrispySoft
Ingredients
- Pasta
- Cheddar
- Butter
- Breadcrumbs
Step-by-step
- 1Preheat oven to 200°C (400°F) and grease a muffin tin with butter.
- 2Cook 200g pasta until just al dente, drain and toss with 2 tbsp melted butter.
- 3Stir in 100g grated cheddar while pasta is hot so it coats the strands.
- 4Spoon pasta into muffin cups, pressing gently to form nests.
- 5Top each cup with a pinch of breadcrumbs and a little extra cheese.
- 6Bake 10–12 minutes until tops are golden and crispy. Cool 2 minutes before lifting out.
Adapt for a picky eater
- ·Make it milder: skip strong spices, herbs and onions — keep salt, butter or a touch of cheese instead.
- ·Swap an ingredient: trade anything they avoid for a safe favourite (e.g. cucumber sticks instead of cooked veg).
- ·Keep things separate: serve the parts side by side, not mixed — sauce on the side.
- ·Simplify: a smaller portion of just two or three familiar parts of the dish is a win.