Three Cheese Pasta Recipes

THREE CHEESE BAKED PASTA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook pasta in boiling water until al dente. Drain.
• Meanwhile, cook ground meat and onion in a skillet over medium heat, stirring frequently, until meat is browned. Stir in pasta sauce, reduce heat, and simmer for 15 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish. Layer the ingredients in the prepared baking dish as follows: half of the cooked pasta, all the provolone cheese, all the sour cream, half of the sauce mixture, remaining pasta, mozzarella cheese, and remaining sauce mixture. Top with grated Parmesan cheese.
• Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until bubbly.

THREE CHEESE PASTA

Steps:

• Cook noodles according to directions on box.
• Drain.
• In a casserole dish, toss pasta with butter, then add cheeses.
• Stir in cream.
• Bake at 400 for 20 minutes.

THREE CHEESE PASTA BAKE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add macaroni and boil, uncovered, until just tender to taste. Drain, rinse with cold water and set aside.
• Preheat oven to 350 F (180 C).
• In a large pot, melt butter over medium heat and add flour. Stir with a wooden or non-reactive spoon until mixture has a lightly nutty aroma but no colour, about 5 minutes.
• Slowly whisk in milk, then bring entire mixture up to a simmer, whisking constantly. If lumps do occur, strain and return to heat. Add nutmeg and whisk in cream cheese until smooth. Reduce heat to medium-low and stir in cheddar until melted.
• Stir in cooked macaroni and spoon into an 8-cup (2 L) baking dish. Sprinkle with breadcrumbs and bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until bubbling around the edges.
• Cool for 10 minutes before serving.

3-CHEESE PASTA BAKE

Steps:

• Mix soup, cheeses, milk and black pepper in 1 1/2-qt. casserole. Stir in pasta.
• Bake at 400 degrees F. for 20 min. or until hot.

THREE CHEESE PASTA WITH ITALIAN SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of slightly salted water to boil. Add the pasta once it is boiling and cook until the pasta is just under al dente (slightly resistant still). Preheat the over to 350 degrees.
• Shred all the cheeses and set aside. Begin to cook the sausage by heating a small skillet to medium heat & removing the meat from the casing. Use a wooden spoon to break apart the sausage for even cooking.
• In a medium saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat then add the onion. Saute until translucent and very fragrant about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook an additional minute.
• Mix in the flour, let it cook for about 30 seconds.
• Add the chicken stock & milk, continuously whisking. SLOWLY add the 3 cheeses to the mixture about a small handful at a time. Add the next bit once the previous is completely melted and creamy within the liquid. When all the cheese is added reduce the heat to low and stir in the nutmeg, salt and pepper.
• In a baking dish, combine the cooked pasta, sausage, and cheese sauce.
• Bake in the oven for about 10 minutes. Remove and garnish with chopped parsley.