Italian Macaroni & Cheese
Your favorite comfort food with an Italian flair!
Yield
8 servingsPrep
20 minCook
30 minReady
50 minTrans-fat Free
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pound |
pasta, wagon wheel
cooked |
* |
| 8 | tablespoons |
butter
|
|
| ¼ | cup |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
black pepper
|
|
| 2 | cups |
milk
|
|
| 2 | tablespoons |
olive oil
|
|
| 1 | cup |
ricotta cheese
|
|
| 1 | pound |
cheddar cheese
white; shredded |
|
| ½ | cup |
romano cheese
freshly grated |
*
|
| 2 | tablespoons |
basil
fresh; chopped |
|
| 1 | cup |
bread crumbs
Italian style |
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 453.6 | g |
pasta, wagon wheel
cooked |
* |
| 1.2E+2 | ml |
butter
|
|
| 59 | ml |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 5 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 5 | ml |
black pepper
|
|
| 473 | ml |
milk
|
|
| 3E+1 | ml |
olive oil
|
|
| 237 | ml |
ricotta cheese
|
|
| 453.6 | g |
cheddar cheese
white; shredded |
|
| 118 | ml |
romano cheese
freshly grated |
*
|
| 3E+1 | ml |
basil
fresh; chopped |
|
| 237 | ml |
bread crumbs
Italian style |
|
Directions
- Melt the butter in a large saucepan over low heat.
- Whisk in the flour salt, pepper. Cook and stir for 2 minutes or until bubbly.
- Gradually whisk in the milk, stirring until well blended. Raise the heat to medium and cook until the mixture just begins to boil, stirring constantly.
- Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes, until the sauce is thickened.
- In a large bowl mix together the pasta, sauce, olive oil, ½ cup of bread crumbs, basil, Pecorino-Romano cheese, White Cheddar cheese, and Ricotta cheese.
- Spoon the pasta mixture into a large casserole dish.
- Sprinkle remaining ½ cup of bread crumbs over top. Dot with small amount of butter.
- Bake at 350℉ (180℃) for 30 minutes.
