Do you have to pre cook pasta for pasta bake?

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asked Apr 26, 2020 in Cooking by Lauriedeee (410 points)
Do you have to pre cook pasta for pasta bake?

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answered Apr 27, 2020 by Jodie (35,100 points)
For the best pasta bake you should pre cook the pasta by boiling the pasta first.

Then add it to the pasta bake and bake the pasta bake.

You can add the pasta to the pasta bake and bake it without cooking the pasta first but it will take longer to bake the pasta bake and it may not turn out as good.

I always cook the pasta at least halfway first and then add the partially cooked pasta to the pasta bake which makes the pasta bake turn out just right.

I've tried just adding the pasta to the pasta bake without cooking the pasta first and it didn't turn out as good.

The pasta takes longer to become tender in the oven because the pasta needs to hydrate.

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