Baked courgette, cheddar and béchamel pasta bake

Name: Baked courgette, cheddar and béchamel pasta bake
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Turkish / Mediterranean
Ingredients: 2 pc courgette; 3 pc garlic; 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 tsp dried mint; 450 g penne pasta; 110 g mild cheddar; 480 ml whole milk; 45 g unsalted butter; 45 g plain flour

A comforting Turkish-style pasta bake with tender courgettes, dried mint and a creamy béchamel made with cheddar, baked until golden.

35 min 544 kcal/serving serves 8

544kcal26gprotein50gcarbs27gfat

Ozlem WarrenView the original on ozlemsturkishtable.com More from Ozlem Warren on Mello

🥒courgette

🧄garlic

🫒olive oil

🌿dried mint

🍝penne pasta

🧀mild cheddar

🥛whole milk

🧈unsalted butter

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About Ozlem Warren

Turkish food writer and cooking teacher specialising in home-style Turkish cuisine

Ozlem Warren is a Turkish-born food writer and cooking teacher known for her website and cookbook Ozlem's Turkish Table. Originally from Antakya, she has spent years documenting and teaching the home cooking of Turkey to audiences abroad, drawing on family recipes and regional traditions.

Her cooking centres on classic Turkish home dishes such as mezze, stuffed vegetables, pilafs, and slow-cooked stews, built on olive oil, yogurt, tomatoes, and fresh herbs like parsley, mint, and dill. She favours traditional techniques and regional variations over shortcuts, and often explains the cultural background of a dish alongside the recipe itself.

23 recipes on Mello, imported from ozlemsturkishtable.com, mostly Turkish and Turkish cuisine.