Three Cheese Pasta Bake

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 8 ounces penne pasta
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1/2 cup half-and-half
• 4 ounces cheddar cheese, shredded
• 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 8 ounces gruyere cheese, shredded
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 pinch ground nutmeg

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f prepare pasta according to package directions.
• 2 meanwhile, melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. whisk in flour; cook, whisking constantly, 1 minute. gradually whisk in milk and half-and-half; cook, whisking constantly, 3-5 minutes or until thickened. stir in cheddar cheese, parmesan cheese, 1/2 cup gruyere cheese, and next 3 ingredients until smooth.
• 3 stir together pasta and cheese mixture and pour into a lightly greased 11x7-inch baking dish. top with remaining 1/2 cup gruyere cheese.
• 4 bake at 350°f for 15 minutes of until golden and bubbly.
• 5 note: you can use 8 ounce baking dishes to make individual servings--place them on a jelly-roll pan and bake for the same amount of time.
• 6 note: to make ahead, make recipe but do not top with the additional cheese and do not bake. cover and chill up to 8 hours. let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. bake at 350°f for 20-25 minutes or until bubbly. increase oven temperature to 400°f top pasta with remaining gruyere cheese and bake 10 more minutes or until golden.