Three-Cheese Pasta Gratin with Almond Crust

Name: Three-Cheese Pasta Gratin with Almond Crust
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 3 Tbsps all purpose flour; 3 Tbsps butter; 710 milliliters 10 ounces extra-sharp cheddar cheese, grated (about; 59 milliliters fine dry breadcrumbs; 1 garlic clove, pressed; 394 milliliters lightly packed grated Parmesan cheese; 591 milliliters ounces hot pepper Monterey Jack cheese, grated (about; 1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce; 454 grams short tube-shaped pasta (such as cavatapi or macaroni); 118 milliliters whole almonds; 946 milliliters hot whole milk

Three-Cheese Pasta Gratin with Almond Crust might be just the side dish you are searching for. This recipe serves 8. One portion of this dish contains around 41g of protein, 44g of fat, and a total of 782 calories. A mixture of all purpose flour, pepper monterey jack cheese, milk, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

Melt butter in heavy medium saucepan over medium heat.

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Butter

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Sauce Pan

Add garlic; sauté until fragrant, about 1 minute.

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Garlic

Add flour; stir 3 minutes.

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All Purpose Flour

Whisk in hot milk. Bring to simmer, stirring. Cover partially; simmer until sauce thickens slightly, stirring occasionally, about 8 minutes.

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Sauce

Milk

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Whisk

Remove from heat.

Add cheddar and Jack cheese, 1 1/3 cups Parmesan cheese and hot pepper sauce.

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Hot Sauce

Parmesan

Monterey Jack Cheese

Cheddar Cheese

Whisk until sauce is smooth. Season with salt and pepper. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover; chill.

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Salt And Pepper

Sauce

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Whisk

Whisk over medium heat to rewarm before using.)

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Whisk

Preheat oven to 400°F. Generously butter bottom and sides of 13x9x2-inch baking dish. Blend 1/3 cup Parmesan, almonds and breadcrumbs in processor until nuts are coarsely ground.

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Breadcrumbs

Parmesan

Almonds

Butter

Nuts

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Add 1/2 cup almond mixture to prepared dish. Tilt dish to coat bottom and sides. Return any loose almond mixture to processor. Cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until tender.

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Almonds

Pasta