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August 2, 2011
Three-Cheese Herb Pasta
Homestyle Pasta
Prep time:
16 minutescooking time:
9 minutes“My mother called this 'grown-up macaroni and cheese' to convince me to eat it the first time.”
Ingredients
Serves 6
- 16 ounces penne
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 2 small cloves garlic, minced
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon dry mustard
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 3 cups milk
- 1 1/2 cups each shredded mozzarella cheese and Cheddar cheese
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 tablespoons each chopped fresh parsley, dill, oregano and basil
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Directions
1
Grease a 2-quart baking dish.
2
Cook pasta using package directions; drain well. Place in prepared baking dish.
3
Preheat the broiler. Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add garlic. Cook, stirring continually, for 1 minute.
4
Whisk flour, mustard and nutmeg into butter mixture. Add milk gradually, whisking continually. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low. Cook for 1 minute. Remove from heat.
5
Mix mozzarella, Cheddar and Parmesan in a small bowl. Reserve 3/4 cup cheese mixture. Add remaining cheese gradually to the sauce, stirring continually.
6
Add parsley, dill, oregano, basil and salt to sauce and mix well. Pour sauce over penne. Sprinkle with reserved cheese. Broil until cheese is bubbly, about 1 minute.
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Grandma's Secret Trick
Grandma's Secret Trick
When there were lots of children dining at Grandma's, she prepared a separate casserole for us. She omitted the herbs from ours for a milder taste. She spooned the pasta and cheese sauce into a buttered pie plate, dotted the top with butter, then broiled it as the recipe directs.
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