Baked cheesy spaghetti

This a recipe that is based on one from one of  my favourite cook books by John Hadamuscin I have changed it a little over the years but it remains a favourite.  This is a good dish to make ahead when you want to come home and have a good hearty dinner in the oven in a matter of minutes.  Or to take away to the cottage for the weekend for that first dinner on Friday night when you arrive late. Just throw in the oven  and by the time you have unpacked and poured your first drink it will be ready.

This is cheating a little but make the same sauce as for Italian sausage week night pasta Or you could use any tomato sauce or even a jar of pasta sauce if you were desperate.

Cook enough pasta for four (you know how much your family eats.

Grate 1/2 lb of cheddar cheese.

layer the cooked pasta the sauce and the cheese in a casserole dish.

I did two layers as it was quite a wide casserole, but if you had a narrower one then do more layers.  Top with a little Parmesan cheese. You can hold the dish in the fridge now for a couple of days or cook right away.

Bake in 400 oven with out a lid until warmed through and the cheese is melted and crusty.

With a crisp green salad it really doesn't get much better and I am not a great pasta lover, I guess it must be all the melted cheese.