3 Cheese Pasta Bake Recipes

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.

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.

3-CHEESE PASTA BAKE

Steps:

• Stir in the soup, cheeses, milk and black pepper in a 1 1/2-quart casserole. Stir in the pasta.
• Bake at 400°F for 20 minutes or until the mixture is hot and bubbling.
• RECIPE TIPS:.
• Easy Substitution: Substitute 2 cups of your favorite shredded cheese for the 2-cheese blend.
• Serving Suggestion: Serve with a Caesar salad. For dessert serve red grapes.

3 CHEESE PASTA BAKE

Steps:

• In a 1 1/2 quart casserole dish combine the soup, cheeses, milk and pepper. Add pasta and mix well. Cover and bake 350' for 35 minutes or until hot.

THREE-CHEESE PASTA BAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375ºF.
• Cook pasta in large saucepan as directed on package, adding spinach to the boiling water for the last minute. Meanwhile, cook and stir chicken and garlic in large nonstick skillet sprayed with cooking spray on medium-high heat 3 min. or until chicken is browned. Stir in pasta sauce and tomatoes; bring to boil. Simmer on medium-low heat 3 min. Remove from heat; stir in cream cheese spread until melted.
• Drain pasta mixture well; return to saucepan. Stir in chicken mixture and mozzarella. Spoon into 13x9-inch baking dish; top with Parmesan.
• Bake 10 to 15 min. or until heated through.

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.