Ziti With Sharp Cheddar And Mushrooms

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 tablespoons butter (or olive oil or a mix of both)
• 1 celery rib, finely chopped
• 8 ounces mixed mushrooms (, baby bella, shitake or other)
• 2 leeks, quartered lengthwise, sliced
• 1 teaspoon dried marjoram
• 1/4 cup flour
• 3 cups milk, warmed (i use rice milk)
• salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon grated nutmeg
• 1 tablespoon mustard
• 1 lb ziti pasta
• 1 1/2 cups grated sharp cheddar cheese
• 1 cup fresh breadcrumb
• 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped

Recipe

• 1 warm the butter in a saucepan. add celery, mushrooms, leeks, and marjoram and cook over medium heat for about 5 minutes.
• 2 stir in flour and cook 1 more minute, then quickly whisk in the milk.
• 3 simmer 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. season the sauce with 1 teaspoons salt, pepper(to taste) and nutmeg and mustard.
• 4 preheat the oven to 350*f.
• 5 lightly butter or oil a 3 quart baking dish. cook the ziti in plenty of boiling water until barely done(usually 2 minutes less than called for on package). drain in a colander, then rinse under cold water.
• 6 combine the pasta with the sauce and cheese, then pour it into the baking dish and cover with the bread crumbs.
• 7 bake until bubbling and browned on top, about 25-30 minutes.
• 8 enjoy!