


By buttering the dish and adding grated cheese, you will get a nice crunchy layer on the bottom plus a nice browning on the top. If you like, you can run a knife around the edges of the dish and invert the pan on a serving dish, as we did in the photo. That bottom layer will help to hold the servings in neat squares.
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375°F
- Cook the pasta according to the package instructions, but reduce the cooking time to 8 minutes. (We add 1 tablespoon of sea salt to 4 quarts of boiling water before cooking the pasta.)
- Drain and add the pasta to a large bowl. Combine with butter or oil and set aside.
- In a medium bowl, mix together the eggs, milk or cream, 1/2 cup of the cheese and salt and pepper to taste.
- Mix the peas and bacon.
- Add the egg mixture to the pasta and toss until well combined.
- Butter an 8×8-inch baking dish. Sprinkle the remaining 1/4 cup of cheese on the bottom of the dish. Add the pasta to the baking dish.
- Bake for 40 minutes until just browned on top.
- Let rest for 15 minutes before serving.
This is not overly cheesy, but feel free to add your favorite melting cheese if that is what you prefer in a pasta casserole.