Four Cheese Bow Tie Bake Recipes

FOUR-CHEESE BAKED BOW TIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. and butter a 3-to 4-quart gratin dish or other shallow baking dish.
• In a heavy saucepan melt butter over moderately low heat. Add flour and cook roux, whisking, 3 minutes. Add milk and reserved tomato juice in a stream, whisking, and bring to a boil, whisking. Stir in tomatoes and salt and pepper to taste and simmer until thickened, about 3 minutes.
• In a kettle of salted boiling water cook pasta until just al dente, about 8 minutes, and drain well.
• In a bowl stir together pasta, sauce, mozzarella, Gorgonzola, Fontina, 1 cup Romano, and parsley and transfer to prepared dish. Sprinkle pasta with remaining 1/3 cup Romano.
• Bake bow ties in middle of oven 30 to 35 minutes, or until golden and bubbling, and let stand 10 minutes before servings.

ITALIAN BOW TIE BAKE

Steps:

• Prepare pasta according to the package directions; drain and set aside.
• In a mixing bowl, add the spaghetti sauce and Italian dressing mix; stir to combine.
• Add the pasta, tossing to coat well.
• Pour mixture into a greased 2-quart baking dish.
• Sprinkle cheese evenly over the pasta.
• Bake at 400 degrees, uncovered, for 15-20 minutes or until well heated.

BAKED BOW TIES AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Cook pasta according to box directions.
• In medium sauce pan over medium heat melt butter.
• Stir in flour and mustard.
• Gradually add milk; cook and stir until mixture bubbles.
• Remove from heat, add 1 1/2 cups cheese and stir until melted.
• Stir in pasta, ham and corn.
• Spoon into greased 13x9 baking dish.
• Top with remaining 1 1/2 cups cheese.
• Bake 25 minutes or until bubbly.

BOW-TIE CHEESE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Prepare pasta according to package directions.
• Place pasta and chicken in a large bowl.
• Melt butter in a medium saucepan over med-high heat.
• Whisk in flour; cook, whisking constantly, 1 minute or until smooth.
• Gradually whisk in milk until smooth.
• Bring mixture to a boil, decrease heat to med-low, and gradually stir in cheddar cheese until smooth.
• Stir in salt and pepper.
• Stir cheese sauce into pasta mixture.
• Spoon pasta mixture into a lightly greased 13 x 9 inch baking dish.
• Top with pasta sauce, and sprinkle with Italian cheese blend.
• Bake for 35-40 minutes or until bubbly.

ITALIAN BOW TIE BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. Cook pasta according to package directions; drain. In a large bowl, combine spaghetti sauce and salad dressing mix. Add pasta; toss to coat. , Transfer to a greased shallow 2-qt. baking dish. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake, uncovered, 15-20 minutes or until heated through.