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    Baked pasta muffins recipe | Kids pasta recipe

    Updated on June 22, 2022 by Raks Anand 72 Comments / Jump to Recipe

    Baked pasta muffins is a delicious fun to make kid's dish they would enjoy eating as well as making. Cheese, pasta and vegetables or spinach combo.

    baked pasta muffins

    Some recipes just push us to try it out immediately. This baked pasta muffins or Baked macaroni and cheese cupcakes is one such recipe, which just gave me so much energy to try it out immediately when I watched Giada’s show in Food Network channel.

    She made this along with kids and the show was really enjoyable and cute with the kids.

    Obviously Aj too was tempted and wanted to make it. So you can see him making in the stepwise pictures😎.

    So this is fun and easy enough for your kids too to try. Do let them make when they are at home in holidays.

    They will sure enjoy making and enjoy eating this delicious pasta, also they will be super proud that they made it 🙂

    baked pasta muffins

    Instructions

    1. Cook pasta as per package instructions with salt. Drain and keep aside. After cooled down, mix with grated mozzarella. Preheat oven at 190 deg. C. Grease a muffin pan with olive oil. Dust it with bread crumbs generously. Tap off the excess crumbs. Fill with the pasta/cheese mix.kids-pasta-recipes
    2. Top with the vegetables of your choice. I used broccoli, spinach(both blanched) and onion,tomato and capsicum. I used broccoli in 2, spinach in 2 separately and onion tomato capsicum together in 2 muffins. Top again with mozzarella if you want, or just with the parmesan.kids-pasta-recipes
    3. Then sprinkle bread crumbs evenly over every muffin and drizzle some olive oil over it.kids-pasta-recipes
    4. Bake this for 15 – 18 minutes or until a golden crust is formed. Cool down for 4 minutes and spoon out each one carefully.kids-pasta-recipes

    Your kids or even you would love to dig in this one. Great snack time treat! You can sprinkle over the chilli flakes if you want it spicy.

    baked pasta muffins

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    Baked pasta muffins

    Baked pasta muffins is a delicious fun to make kid's dish they would enjoy eating as well as making. Cheese, pasta and vegetables or spinach combo.
    Course Snack
    Cuisine Fusion
    Prep Time 15 minutes minutes
    Cook Time 2 minutes minutes
    Servings 8 muffins
    Cup measurements

    Ingredients

    • ½ cup Macaroni or any tiny pasta shape
    • ½ cup Grated mozzarella
    • 2 tablespoon Grated parmesan
    • ¼ cup Bread crumbs
    • 3 tablespoon Olive oil
    • Chopped vegetables, spinach
    • Salt
    • ½ teaspoon Dry Italian herb oregano, basil
    • 1 teaspoon Chilli flakes optional
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    Instructions

    • Cook pasta as per package instructions with salt. Drain and keep aside.
    • After cooled down, mix with grated mozzarella. Preheat oven at 190 deg. C.
    • Grease a muffin pan with olive oil. Dust it with bread crumbs generously. Tap off the excess crumbs. Fill with the pasta/cheese mix.
    • Top with the vegetables of your choice. I used broccoli, spinach(both blanched) and onion,tomato and capsicum. I used broccoli in 2, spinach in 2 separately and onion tomato capsicum together in 2 muffins.
    • Top again with mozzarella if you want, or just with the parmesan.
    • Then sprinkle bread crumbs evenly over every muffin and drizzle some olive oil over it.
    • Bake this for 15 – 18 minutes or until a golden crust is formed.
    • Cool down for 4 minutes and spoon out each one carefully.

    Notes

    • I have made this 2-3 times and the first time I dint dust the muffin pan initially with bread crumbs (when I clicked these stepwise pictures). Then realized its necessary for a nice crusty layer that helps in holding the shape too. So don't skip that step.
    • You can mix as less as ¼ cup cheese with the pasta. This cheese also helps in binding the pasta together and hold its shape.Me and Aj liked every topping in this. But you can use your favourite vegetable for topping that you think will go well in this recipe.
    • Depending upon the oven model, the baking time may vary. So bake until you get a crusty golden coloured top.
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    Comments

    1. Kaveri Venkatesh

      January 03, 2013 at 4:49 am

      Too Good Raji! I'm sure if my daughter sees this she'll want me to make it for her immediately 🙂

      Reply
    2. Sudha Sabarish

      January 03, 2013 at 5:07 am

      Wow that's nice to have pasta in the form of muffins.Surely kids would love to do this.

      Reply
    3. LG

      January 03, 2013 at 5:24 am

      Good treat for kids:)

      Reply
    4. Aarthi

      January 03, 2013 at 5:30 am

      lovely..will try that soon.

      Reply
    5. Vimitha Anand

      January 03, 2013 at 5:31 am

      Great kids recipe... Will try soon

      Reply
    6. Reshmi V

      January 03, 2013 at 5:43 am

      Yummy, so simple and easy. You know what I am gonna try this Sunday...chilli cheese toast and chocolate cake and my little boy will assist me. 🙂 I came across a blog on Sunday baking with kids...the blog is called Humpty Bumpty Kids...it has truly inspired me.

      Reply
    7. Nivedhanams Sowmya

      January 03, 2013 at 5:45 am

      Unbelivably kid friendly dish!!! kids would just love to do and eat this!!!! bookmarking it!!!
      Sowmya
      Ongoing Event - SYF & HWS - Ginger

      Reply
    8. Veena Theagarajan

      January 03, 2013 at 5:57 am

      too good and too hard to resist
      http://great-secret-of-life.blogspot.com

      Reply
    9. Sathya Sankar

      January 03, 2013 at 7:07 am

      Happy New Year Raji! Perfect snack and pictures are very tempting.

      Reply
    10. Kalpana Sareesh

      January 03, 2013 at 7:08 am

      wow so innovative.. this shd be awesome n yumm

      Reply
    11. Prabha

      January 03, 2013 at 7:20 am

      Fab clicks and cute looking pasta!lovely

      Reply
    12. Archana

      January 03, 2013 at 7:49 am

      How Wow Raks this is great. I need to make these too. Great way for cranky tiffin boxes

      Reply
    13. Lubna Karim

      January 03, 2013 at 7:52 am

      Such a simple and yum recipe....love to give it a try.....

      Reply
    14. Meena Selvakumaran

      January 03, 2013 at 8:56 am

      Easy & Yummy treat for kids.

      Please do visit my space and leave your comments too.
      http://encouragespice.blogspot.co.uk/

      Reply
    15. prathibha Garre

      January 03, 2013 at 9:51 am

      Thats a nice post raji,that last picture is a killer with oozing cheese

      Reply
    16. Sharmilee! :)

      January 03, 2013 at 9:52 am

      Love the stepwise with Aj 🙂 pasta muffins looks very tempting and lovely idea too!

      Reply
    17. Chitra

      January 03, 2013 at 11:06 am

      Nice to c Aj kutty's making:) Lovely post :)will try for raksha 🙂

      Reply
    18. Chella KS Nathan

      January 03, 2013 at 11:13 am

      very innovative and tempting:)

      Reply
    19. Priya

      January 03, 2013 at 12:11 pm

      Simple and excellent pasta muffins, prefect for lazy dinner.

      Reply
    20. Uma

      January 03, 2013 at 12:13 pm

      awesome!.. nothing is more comforting than cheesy goodness

      Reply
    21. Dipti Joshi

      January 03, 2013 at 1:13 pm

      Great recipe for kids! even we can enjoy it 🙂

      Reply
    22. Aruna

      January 03, 2013 at 2:19 pm

      Hey Raks, Happy New Year to you and your family!!! Yes, I have seen that show too and I also have made this 🙂 my kid and my hubby dear loved it... very cute recipe right... as usual, lovely pictures 🙂

      Reply
    23. Uma Ramanujam

      January 03, 2013 at 3:32 pm

      Drooling here Raks. Aj made it perfectly. Cheese and pasta attract not only kids, but also adults too. looks yumm and Happy New Year Raks!!!

      Reply
    24. Swasthi Blank

      January 03, 2013 at 4:41 pm

      Happy New year Raji. I made these today after reading your post. they turned out fabulous. i have posted it in my space.Thanks a tons for sharing this lovely recipe. Do visit my post in your free time

      http://www.indianhealthyrecipes.com/2013/01/baked-pasta-muffins-recipe-kids-pasta.html

      Reply
    25. Poornima Nair

      January 03, 2013 at 4:47 pm

      Love the love pasta muffins. I usually make the same thing in a big pan for a quick lunch or dinner. Like the use of the muffin pan for this.

      Reply
    26. dishesfrommykitchen

      January 03, 2013 at 4:51 pm

      This is absolutely kids and adults favorite. I too make this as minis as well as in big tray.. this is absolutely good one for b'day parties and potluck too.

      Reply
    27. divya

      January 03, 2013 at 5:00 pm

      beautiful click.. n presentation.. looks so yumm

      Reply
    28. Sushma Madhuchandra

      January 03, 2013 at 6:01 pm

      a killer dish! Great pictures too.

      Reply
    29. Uma

      January 03, 2013 at 6:52 pm

      lovely dish. muffins look so delicious and definitely a kid favorite.

      Happy new year to you and your family!

      Reply
    30. anu

      January 03, 2013 at 6:57 pm

      Yummy to the tummy

      Reply
    31. Krithi Karthi

      January 03, 2013 at 7:58 pm

      Yumm..

      Reply
    32. Janani

      January 03, 2013 at 8:39 pm

      Just 10 min before I was watching it in my tv lovely muffin right was thinking of making it along with her raspberry sherbet.Beautiful click dear.

      Reply
    33. Nagalakshmi V

      January 04, 2013 at 1:28 am

      What a great and fun idea!

      Reply
    34. Amina

      January 04, 2013 at 2:26 am

      wow... the muffins look fantastic...
      Wish you a very happy new year...

      Reply
    35. runnergirlinthekitchen.blogspot.com

      January 04, 2013 at 7:34 am

      Totally yummy.. kids will love this!
      Wish you a Happy New Year!

      Reply
    36. Amrita Vishal

      January 04, 2013 at 10:30 am

      loved this..such a fun idea

      Reply
    37. Sanoli Ghosh

      January 04, 2013 at 12:38 pm

      Looks fabulous pasta muffins, amazing a must try recipe dear.

      today's recipe:
      http://sanolisrecipies.blogspot.in/2013/01/runner-beans-shim-bharta.html

      Reply
    38. Akanksha Verma

      January 04, 2013 at 1:33 pm

      just a wow recipe, let me know if I can publish this in my DnS magazine.

      Reply
    39. ushaprashanth

      January 04, 2013 at 1:50 pm

      Wow! Pasta muffins!!! Very innovative!

      Reply
    40. Vijitha

      January 04, 2013 at 5:00 pm

      Awesome recipe. I will add sun dried tomato and spinach to it and kids will love it.

      Reply
    41. APARNARAJESHKUMAR

      January 05, 2013 at 8:45 am

      gr8 idea with AJ i love the photo that he lifts the muffin ! too good

      Reply
    42. WeR SAHM

      January 06, 2013 at 7:57 am

      food with kids ...its really friendly n inviting recipe...must try...

      Reply
    43. Jiboombaa

      January 06, 2013 at 8:53 pm

      Baked macaroni looks awesome and yum! absolutely kids love them...
      http://www.jiboombaa.com

      Reply
    44. Ramya Krishnamurthy

      January 07, 2013 at 12:38 am

      xummy muffins.looks so crunchy

      Reply
    45. Akanksha Verma

      January 07, 2013 at 5:02 am

      Congratulations! your recipe is published in DNS magazine

      Reply
    46. Apu

      January 07, 2013 at 6:04 pm

      Delicious!! Loving these muffins.

      Reply
    47. Jeyashrisuresh

      January 08, 2013 at 2:00 pm

      Very interesting kids friendly recipe. Nicely done and so sweet of Ajay to help u

      Reply
    48. Harini

      January 10, 2013 at 4:27 pm

      Looks amazingly delicious. Should try it out soon!
      Love the new look on your blog 🙂

      Reply
    49. Radhika

      January 15, 2013 at 8:45 am

      Wow tht's easy n lukg YUM..will try it soon..ur Blog's new luk is Fantastic Raks..Happy new Yr.

      Reply
    50. PriyaVaasu

      February 01, 2013 at 2:26 pm

      Very different raks! ! Kuttu too loves to help me in baking if it is his favorite recipe, I think he would definitely love this !!!!

      Reply
    51. vani

      February 08, 2013 at 12:28 am

      What a delicious recipe! Ideal for kids! My son loved it!

      Reply
    52. yumyum82

      March 19, 2013 at 4:32 pm

      Thank you for all the lovely recipes!! I have become a lot better in cooking Indian food because of you 🙂

      Reply
    53. Anonymous

      July 02, 2013 at 12:09 pm

      hi raks,

      i tried this recipe for my kids.
      after eating this muffins my kid is saying "mama, this is very nice." even my husband also like this.

      thanks for this yummy delicious recipe.

      Reply
    54. Shweta Rahul

      August 02, 2013 at 1:43 am

      Hi raks,
      I tried it yday and the taste was simply awesome 🙂 but i had a few problems with the macaroni as it did not stick together. The bread crumbs also did not form a solid base. Wat could have gone wrong. Pls help me out

      Reply
    55. Raks anand

      August 02, 2013 at 1:51 am

      Mix more cheese next time with pasta. Do not mix pasta with oil as it prevents sticking together. Mozzarella is recommended as it helps binding. Add more bread crumbs at the bottom next time and try . Hope I helped you a bit.

      Reply
    56. Shweta

      August 03, 2013 at 9:04 am

      Thanks Raks 🙂 Will incorporate ur tips next time and let u know how it turns out 🙂

      Reply
    57. Shazia Wahid

      September 18, 2013 at 5:20 am

      Hi Raks
      Just wondering did you use actual parmesan or another vegetarian hard cheese?

      Reply
    58. Raks anand

      September 18, 2013 at 5:21 am

      I used store bought grated parmesan cheese

      Reply
    59. Shazia Wahid

      September 18, 2013 at 10:46 am

      Just asked as parmesan cheese is not suitable for vegetarians as it is made using animal rennet.

      Reply
    60. PoWeRrAnGeR

      September 19, 2013 at 3:24 pm

      Amazing recipe! Will surely try it out 🙂

      Reply
    61. v praveena

      February 22, 2014 at 7:33 am

      Kids will love this.........Yummy recipe..:-)

      Reply
    62. Poppy

      March 07, 2014 at 8:43 am

      hey can u please tell me if i can make this recipe in the microwave............

      Reply
    63. Raks anand

      March 07, 2014 at 8:45 am

      Nope

      Reply
    64. Sameera Tallapragada

      April 02, 2014 at 7:10 am

      what is temperature we have to bake

      Reply
    65. Raks anand

      April 02, 2014 at 7:14 am

      Baking temperature is same as preheated temperature always - 190 deg C

      Reply
    66. Unknown

      July 30, 2014 at 8:49 am

      Can i make this before some hrs of party? Will it remain crispy?

      Reply
    67. Raks anand

      July 30, 2014 at 8:50 am

      Yes hoping so

      Reply
    68. Vidhya Sundar

      October 13, 2014 at 6:51 am

      This recipe was very tempting and I tried it today. Taste was awesome but it didn't hold the shape. Should we pack it too tight?

      Reply
    69. Priya Balaji

      May 06, 2015 at 7:40 am

      This is awesome .. Very tempting ..!! Defintely will give a try..

      Raks , Will this dish work for lunch box ???

      Reply
    70. Raks anand

      May 06, 2015 at 7:48 am

      I guess it will work, haven't tried though.

      Reply
    71. Lavanya

      June 14, 2020 at 12:28 pm

      Hi , thank you for the wonderful recipe. Instead of parmesan cheese can i use mozzarella cheese fully?

      Reply
      • Raks Anand

        June 14, 2020 at 9:05 pm

        Yeah sure 🙂

        Reply

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