Mini Pasta Bakes (Proware Kitchen)
I mentioned cooking with Proware Kitchen’s Tri-Ply copper pans on my blog shortly before Christmas, when I tested a set sent to me by Proware Kitchen. They’ve stood up extremely well in my kitchen and so I was pleased to see some new pans added to the range, including a 24cm saute pan, a 24cm stockpot, a 12cm mini frying pan and a 12cm mini casserole. I’ve now tried out the newbies, too and have been equally happy with them – the 24cm saute pan being my most used and loved pan in the range. Lakeland stock the pans exclusively and since the beginning of the summer Lakeland have had them on special offer – 3 for 2, with the lowest price item being free.
A tasty filling for an Easy Chicken Pie – {find my recipe here}
Caring for my Copper Tri-Ply Pans
My Proware Kitchen Copper Tri-Ply pans have been through the dishwasher lots of times, though their website states that where possible, they should just be washed in warm soapy water. Copper does tarnish over time, which gives them a lovely, rustic, well-used look, although I’ve found that either Brasso (an inexpensive metal polish) or better still, half a lemon dipped in salt and gently rubbed onto the copper, brings them back to their shiny state easily enough.
The photo on the left is before cleaning the pans. On the right, the pan on the top left was cleaned with half a lemon dipped in salt and the pan on the bottom right was cleaned and polished with Brasso.
The new mini pans are also incredibly cute. They remind me of a posh meal, with perhaps a roasted chicken breast and some bright green petit pois served in a little pan alongside, or even a tasty sauce. I use mine to make mini pasta bakes in, which can then be served as individual portions. You have to be very careful though, as straight out of the oven the copper is very hot! The mini frying pans are great for single fried eggs, or mini omelettes, too.
Copper pans are excellent conductors of heat. The benefit of using Tri-Ply copper pans is that they are lighter than traditional copper pans, less expensive and have a three layer structure – a copper exterior, an aluminium core second layer and then they are finished with a thin layer of stainless steel inside the pans. So basically, the pans stand up to professional or domestic use, they look pretty and food cooks evenly and without sticking or burning as you can generally use a lower heat.
Here’s a very simple Pea and Bacon Pasta Bake recipe that I often make at home. Below the recipe, you’ll also find a giveaway for a mini frying pan – good luck!
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ProWare Kitchen Giveaway
With thanks to ProWare Kitchen for sending me the latest pans in the range to review and for providing a giveaway prize. I was not required to write a positive review and this is an unpaid post.
More Pasta Recipes
Easy Macaroni Cheese with Baby Leeks
Your chicken pie seems so delicious so i tried with this recipe. It is simple and the taste is wonderful
caramel
Homemade pasta sauce
Scrambled eggs, omelettes, and pancakes are what I would like to try with this pan. I live on my own and this pan is perfect size for me.
A good quality cheese sauce
chicken risotto xx
Ooh the mini bacon and pea pasta looks yum, I’ll have to try it. My kids are massive risotto fans so probably a chicken risotto 🙂
The Mini Bacon and Pea Pasta Bakes looks good 🙂
spanish ommelete
chorizo risotto but will be trying the delicious looking Mini Bacon and Pea Pasta Bakes,
Seafood Paella
I’d make Hollandaise sauce first.
creamy stilton sauce
Chinese style stir fry
Veggie spag bol! I love these Copper pans – would look ace in my kitchen.
I would make lovely pasta sauces. So good!
Leek risotto
Stir fry
Chicken curry
prawn stir fry
I would make my fried chicken with mushroom sauce recipi
I would do a fried egg as you suggest – I mostly cook for one person so mostly use small pans for everything.
The first thing I would cook would be a lovely chicken curry, next would be some lovely home made strawberry jam.
a lovely risotto
I think homemade pasta sauce
I would make a yummy mushroom and onion omlette,perfect for a saturday morning after a nice lie-in!
Hollandaise sauce for fresh salmon
omelets
I’d heat up some beans to put on my toast ^_^
Then I’d make the effort to learn to cook other things in my lovely new pan!
Stir fry
A Spanish Tortilla.
I would make spicy chicken fajitas.
I’d make a lovely Paella, love it and these pans would be perfect.
I would cook a nice chicken curry
boeuf Bourguigion
A yummy curry
A curry for sure!
A nice chilli to warm me up x
boeuf Bourguigion
A spanish omlette
chicken curry
id make a paella
Penne Arrabiata
a bolognese sauce
a cassoulet
Beef curry ;}
A rich bean stew, with sundried tomatoes and dumplings!
beef stew mmmmm
Mustard chicken
Spanish Omelette.
I’ve always wanted one of these pans, they last you a lifetime! I’d prob cook my meatballs in a tomato sauce with spaghetti, my nephews love it!
Paella
Oooo how lovely, a mini Tarte Tartin <3
plum jam with the jams off my tree
A lovely curry 🙂
I’d make a fresh tomato sauce for pasta.
chicken casserole
saute potatos with garlic and red chillies mmmm
Omlettes, it looks to be the perfect size!
Lovely pan! I’d make spaghetti bolognese.
Beautiful pans – begs for crushed spiced new potatoes and spinach!
I would just COOK
anything
e.g My Sat nights tea was ,
Oven Baked fillet steak. Heat pan, Caramelize Onions, put to side. Make up Bernaise sauce, (throw potato in oven) BuT I add stack loads of pepper & garlic, plus cream, so really its a mash of multi flavours. (sep pan of left over veg’s for stir fry) Chuck in some mushrooms, then add the fillet. to braise in the sauce.
ALL piping hot / serve to me,myself,I !! 🙂 Who’d want to share that anyway 😀
meatballs in a spicy tomato sauce, served on my tapas night.
Omelette
I WOULD MAKE A CURRY
I’d do a lovely fry up 🙂
great pans
Bacon and tomato frittarta
An omelette!
I\d cook garlic mushrooms in my copper pan!
Blueberry Pancakes
Bacon
Hello, I’d use it to make caramel sauce.
A gorgeous risotto!
I’d cook an egg for 1 in the mini fry!
stir fry with baby corn, purple cabbage, mushrooms, broccoli and carrots.
Chicken curry
I’d do a cooked breakfast!
Carbonara for sure!
Chilli con carne
lots of veggie stuff
cheesy topped aubergines, so I could bring the pan to the table to serve
Great for sweet n sour chicken – thanks
Sausage n Guinness casserole
Pea and bacon soup
Would cook goulash
I’d made a lovely plum tomato tart tatin with the tomatoes from my patio,
I’d make a risotto
garlic and mushroom sauce
They are such cute pans. I’ve been longing for mini pans for a while, so I can make individual tarte-tatins! Vohn
A risotto 🙂
classic jam / stewed fruit
old fashion stew and dumplings
Cheese and bacon pasta
bacon, cheese and onion omelette.
I’d like to try making fudge 🙂
some yummy tortellini
A version of hash that we do – potatoes, chorizo, onion all bound with mustard and then a poached egg goes on top right at the end
Would have to be zabaglione, I think 🙂
id try that one pan Polish breakfast
Carbonara
Some spaghetti bologna use for my family
Home made Indian Tandori Chicken
Omelette! 🙂
I’d make a curry!
Chilli with lots of heat
omelette (currently eating one a day)
Vegetable Chilli – Yum!
A butter chicken curry I think
I’d cook a roux to make some mac and cheese – and probably sneak some bacon and potato in there, too!
Crepe Suzette – all about presentation!
A prawn curry
Cooked breakfast all day long!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
stir fry
I would make a lovely pasta with cheesy sauce for my children
Stir fry
id make a lovely chilli
Honey and Mustard Chicken
I’d saute some chicken with peppers and onions to serve over rice
I would cook up some fresh homemade tomato soup 🙂
I would make some yummy pasta sauce
French onion soup
Wow! What wouldn’t I make? A good spag bol, or a chilli, or eggs! Yummy!
I would try your recipe Mini Bacon and Pea Pasta Bakes
Carbonara sauce for pasta
a lovely cheese omlett
chicken tikka masala
Beef stroganoff
i would make a lovely Thai curry!
beautiful looking pans,,,i would cook everything in these,,
I’d make my favourite aubergine curry.
Scrambled eggs for breakfast, from my own chicks.
Prawn curry
Hollandaise Sauce, in these pans it’ll be perfection .
Chicken salsa pasta.
pasta bolognasie
curry yummy
Paella
A fish curry
with cheese and bacon in one recipe I think yours will be quite difficult to beat. I’m thinking maybe poaching some fish then using the same pan to make a fish pie.
I love to cook beef stew with herb dumplings
Carbonara with king prawns!!
Butternut Squash Risotto
Nice Curry
A prawn biryani
I’d need to get the cookbooks out to do these justice.
I’d make a good cheese sauce.
I use it start off a chicken casserole.
I’d love to make my favourite curries and Indian dishes.
id cook a bolognaise
I would cook a beef stew with dumplings
What a fantastic tip about cleaning copper!
i would cook a Spanish omelette 🙂
Sausage casserole ar omlettes
I would love to cook up a fab exotic curry.
Nice pan of scouse!
I could really use the prize to help improve my cooking skills.
I’d havve to make some fudges and some cinder toffee x
Spag bol yumy!!!!!1
I’d cook a prawn curry! Yummy!
We getting into American-Italian cooking here at the moment, so something like Steak Pizzaiola would be nice.
pancakes yum x
Those pans look gorgeous, I would love some of those, they would inspire me to cook something more adventurous!!
I would get my husband to cook his Green fish curry
Fabulous giveaway
A nice stir-fry with fresh vegetables out of our allotment
I’d make a frittata
i`d love to cook a spanish omelette in them
I’m huge fan of rice and pasta so the first thing I would probably cook would be a mushroom risotto followed by a tuna bake
Courgette Carbonara
Spaghetti
Ham and Mushroom omelette
Spaghetti Carbonara
Corn beef hash
A delicious curry
Steak in red wine sauce
Something sweet, rich and chocolatey.
I’d probably cook curry – the hotter the better!
I’d love to say seething fancy but most likely the first thing I old cook would be an egg lol x
A nice white sauce to go over butter cooked leeks. Yum
Chilli
Just lovely
I’d love to cook up a big batch of pasta sauce that I could then freeze for later. Also, they look ideal for making a beef stew – which we’ll start eating again as winter draws in.
tomato, chicken and chorizo! – perhaps with beans
Oh, I think a creamy chicken risotto with lemon thyme and Parmesan would be perfect!
I would cook a nice Welsh Lamb Curry.
The Mini Bacon and Pea Pasta Bakes – recipe given above – mouth-watering!
I would love to cook a nice pasta dish or curry..
mushroom risotto!! with love, Faye xx
A lovely chicken stir fry for my daughter 🙂
Better question might be what would you cook FIRST.
I’d cook everything in it that fitted in a pan, fry, boil, etc.
Apart from maybe jam, that’s not meant to be made in copper pots I don’t think. Probably something to do with the acid in the fruit.
JAM
Something with my home grown tomatoes, probably a rich bolognese sauce.
chicken korma
A chicken curry
Carbonara would be perfect.
Stewed chicken and vegetables
A lovely risotto – either salmon and asparagus or mushroom
chicken in a lovely sauce
A yummy hot pot
What wouldn’t I? 🙂 But the first thing I would cook is probably an omelette because it sounds good right now 🙂
creme brulee x
Asparagus Risotto
chicken and pasta
maybe some pasta
Bolagnese
The pan looks good, but that food looks even better! Delicious!
Fresh tomato and basil soup with ingredients straight from the garden yummmmmmm
Fab Comp
Pancakes
I’d start off with some yummy scrambled eggs 🙂
theres so much i could make in this pan, chicken curry, pancakes, omlettes etc it looks fantastic
I’d make some of my lovely fudge!
A whole array of deserts, they are very good for making sauces and caramels in.
Fajitas, might even push the boat out and have beef instead of chicken
My kids are pasta mad so some kind of pasta bake or yummy bolgnaise sauce!
Chilli con carne!
I’d probably make up a batch of tomato sauce for the freezer – makes quick tea’s so easy as can be used for pasta, bolognese, chilli, lasagne etc. x
Pancakes, Omlets and Stir Frys!
Probably some American Pancakes or a Spanish Omlette
a tasty bouillabaise
Clafoutis – assuming I can find some decent, tart cherries
I’d cook a mean spaghetti bolognese in the pans first!
I’d cook a rich pasta sauce in this pan!
I would cook a Ham and cream sauce for pasta flavoured with ” La Trufina” black Truffle and Ceps paste.
I would cook some yummy toffee, fudge and caramel for my grandchildren, they love home made sweets
My mum has been on at me for so long to get copper bottom pans! I would get stuck in to making sauteed mushrooms and onions to top focaccia bread.
a mushroom omelette
Spaghetti Bolognese
Risotto – probably mushroom!
Chile con carne, delicious
Something with salmon.
I think a pasta dish with an Alfredo sauce
These pans look wonderful – I have always steered away from copper because of the cleaning but hey you have made it look simple. My chicken in cream and tarragon sauce would look perfect in these pans. Your pasta bake looks great too.
A delicious Sunday brunch omlette
A yummy carbonara!
caramel sauce
STEW
a great big paella
I’d cook an individual beef stew with a dumpling topping
Very impressed by your cleaning skills as well as your cooking prowess Ren. I must admit to having a copper colour gleam in my eye now.
omelettes
Lovely prize….me thinks I would cook a nice stew !
Pan fried chicken with goats cheese in the middle
a nice chicken and mushroom rissoto!
I would use this lovely pan lots. Perhaps I would start off with making a Paella, with plenty of seafood, including some fresh muscles. I think that would do the pan justice 🙂
A lovely cheese and ham omellete
I’d do me and the other half a curry
Chicken pesto wraps.
I’d learn how to do perfect poached eggs.
A nice English meal for my sweet hubby!
I would cook Pea and ham soup yummy
I’d cook a Thai green curry
I’d cook a chicken and chorizo jambalaya, as it went down a treat last time I tried it.
I would make a little egg dish,
cHICKEN CURRY
Ive never had a copper pan, so would love to try one to make a nice vegetarian rice dish 🙂
MMM A CURRY!
Spanish omelette as that’s a firm family favorite x
A creamy and delicious Leek and Potato soup
Homemade fishcakes.
I would make a frittata from some of the leftovers in my fridge
I’d make fried rice
A fluffy Spanish omelette
Chicken Fricassee
A Nice chicken and Mushroom Rissotto
I love cooking with Pasta, the pans will be idele 🙂
Beautiful pans and I would cook risotto.
Gorgeous pan, I picked a great big batch of my tomatoes yesterday so probably cook them for lovely tomato based recipes throughout the winter months.
an omelette 🙂 xxx
I would cook a courgette “tatin” with smoked cheese – a favourite of mine.
I love copper pans for the way they look and the very even heat distribution – what a great prize.
Stew
I’m a bit obsessed with prawn pasta so that probably! xx
Love the copper pans!
I’d cook beef stew for all the family.
Nice pans, used Brasso for years!
pasta with chorizo garlic and peppers
An omlette
I love a one pan full english!
Liver and bacon sounds good
A stir fry
That recipe that you tried looks lovely! Something my whole family would like!!
I would cook a nice chilli in this pan
A nice curry
Pancakes!
A homemade soup
I would try making a risotto
A lovely lamb korma
stir fry
Heinz beans with cheese and chilli
poached eggs
Beef stew and dumplings (but not in today’s hot weather)
Chicken tikka masala
a juicy steak
I’d knock up a quick fritata
Asian style chicken stirrfry
Leek and Spud soup
This would be great for sauces & gravies.
pasta bolognaise
risotto sounds a plan
Paella
Perfect for frittata!
chicken curry
I have no idea. Cookery books out and to the ready
It would have to be pancakes and curry in these pans my two favourite foods. Fingers crossed this is a fab prize
pan haggerty mmmmmm
I would cook a nice parsley sauce to go with my pasta
scrambled eggs
I would cook some very tasty scrambled egg.
Garlic and Chilli Prawns
full English breakfast for me 🙂
A nice stew
some broad beans and bacon mm
A nice Thai curry 🙂
spag bol . thanks for the chance to win this , looks fab xx
pasta
I’d cook mushroom risotto
Beef stroganoff
Asparagus, Lemon and Parmesan Risotto
A good hot chilli maybe
Kathy D
I’d make a ratatouille with vegetables from my garden
a tomato sauce
a lovely beef stir fry
JAM
These look awesome, and they’d look even better in my kitchen!
I would cook up a ratatoulle
Tartiflette
Would have to be a curry
I would love some pancakes made in this mini frying pan. The pan looks great quality.
I’d cook a curry, mainly because its all I can cook
Bolognese 🙂
I’d make a veggie chilli
A cheese omelette! Yumyum!
omelette!
I would make a prawn and sweet potato saute.x
Tomato and cheese omelette
Bolognase sauce – lovely!
Pasta Primavera!
Great prize, makes cooking a pleasure
pasta bolognaise sauce
a delicious frittata
I would cook up a fresh thai green curry!
Mushroom Omelette
A nice turkey curry
Great offer..lovely to win them.
I would cook a lovely cheese sauce for macaroni cheese which is a family favourite. These beautiful pans would replace my old ones. Fingers crossed I would love these.
Tomato sauce.
I would make some individual puddings, maybe rice pudding or apple upside down cakes
Steak the heat would cook them evenly and make them tender yum!!
sPANISH oMELETTE
These pans are really lovely! I would use them to cook up lots of delicious home-cooked meals for my daughter who is 1 year old and love exploring new flavours and textures and (for the most part) loves mummy and daddy’s home made meals. I think these would be a great size for cooking up a nice sized portion. I’d probably use the frying pan for a cheeky cooked breakfast too!!
Thank you for a lovely opportunity and your recipe looks lovely, will definitely be giving it a go yum yum!
Garlic and tomato sauce with pasta
Chicken
A Lamb Curry
Pasta Pea’s & Cream with Garlic mushroom & ham.
A fave of mine my italian dad used to always cook me its Yummy!
sspaghetti bolognese
quesadilla!
I’d cook mushroom risotto – a firm family favourite!
ITALIAN CHEESEY VEGETABLE RISOTTO
Lemon chicken
a paella
Some homemade pasta sauce. These pans are ideal for when I am eating alone ! Less waste !
I think I would make a mini salmon risotto or maybe a rice pudding just for me. The little pans really are adorable.
Rachel x
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Hi Ren – I have been lusting after copper pans for ages and this 3for2 offer finally made John agree to buying some, so thank you!
see you soon
GB
a full english!
probably a fish risotto
These pans look lovely, they’re calling out for a lovely rich curry!
I’d start with our family favorite (“bean slop”) which contains baked beans, ground beef, tomatoes, and onions.
I’d make a nice healthy fritatta 🙂
Im not sure, would have to experiment but I think I would start with an omelette!
I’d saute some chicken with peppers and onions to serve over rice.
I’d love to saute onions, mushrooms, etc. – also would make a great individual Spanish omelette..
chicken curry 😀
I would make a lovely Ham and Mushroom Frittata
a little Spanish frittata – would be perfect
some fresh tomato and basil pasta
I’d cook my favourite brunch dish – salmon & potato hash!
All sorts of yummy sauces
I think I’d have to cook up some singapore noodles xx
I’d make some Ratatouille .
spanish omlette
Mushroom Risotto
American Pancakes with blueberry sauce. These look so good they would be a pleasure to have in the kitchen.
I’d cook an individual tortilla (the Spanish type, not the Mexican one!)
pan haggerty mmmmmm
Those are truely beautiful. Lovely individual shakshukas would be perfect!
Omeleetes
This would be great for pasta carbonara.
A lovely Curry
herby omelets, or steak and creamy peppercorn sauce.
Omelettes
Fry up!!
Pasta bolognese
A miniature copper frying pan is the ultimate kitchen essential! I would use it to make a quick cream of black truffle sauce to pour over slices of gently fried veal, or use it to sautè onions and mushrooms as a base for other sauces. It would also add that extra professional touch to our dining room table when served.
I might start with some caramel or fudge, as I’ve heard that copper pans are particularly good for sugarwork
I’d cook up a fresh tomato sauce for pasta.
Great giveaway. I’d be spoilt for choice of what to cook in it.
Nice pans !!
Oh I saw these pans in Lakeland and looked at them longingly. I’d be happy with any one of them – all of them even better. I’d probably cook up a load of pancakes in this frying pan – it’s the perfect size.
Another Fabulous giveaway Ren – thank you! I would cook up some delicious Zabaglione! It is a dessert I had when I was on holiday over in Italy. Apparently it is cooked in a copper pan so I think I would look up the recipe and attempt to make it myself!