Here’s 5 tips for turning tossed pasta into baked
- Use any dried pasta other than capellini. These ultrathin strands blot up the sauce and dry out when baked;
- Boil the pasta until it’s al dente. There’s no need to undercook the pasta before baking because it’s in the oven for only a short time and won’t turn mushy;
- Avoid tossed pastas with egg sauces. The raw eggs in carbonara and similar sauces will scramble when baked. Add more eggs to make a frittata;
- Stay away from seafood pastas. Canned tuna is fine but cooked fresh seafood like shrimp will dry out in the oven;
- Save some of the pasta cooking water. Stir it into the sauced pasta before baking to add moisture without fat.
Source: Foodandwine.com
