Ingredients
- 1 (8-oz.) package penne pasta shopping list
- 2 tablespoons butter shopping list
- 2 tablespoons flour shopping list
- 1 1/2 cups milk shopping list
- 1/2 cup half-and-half shopping list
- 1/2 cup (4 oz.) shredded white cheddar cheese shopping list
- 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese shopping list
- 1 cup (8 oz.) shredded Gruyère cheese, divided* shopping list
- 1 teaspoon salt shopping list
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper shopping list
- Pinch of ground nutmeg shopping list
How to make it
- Preheat oven to 350°. Prepare pasta according to package directions.
- 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 to 5 minutes or until thickened.
- Stir in Cheddar cheese, Parmesan cheese, 1/2 cup Gruyère cheese, and next 3 ingredients until smooth.
- Stir together pasta and cheese mixture, and pour into 4 lightly greased 8-oz. baking dishes or 1 lightly greased 11- x 7-inch baking dish. (If using 8-oz. baking dishes, place in a jelly-roll pan for easy baking, and proceed as directed.)
- Top with remaining 1/2 cup Gruyère cheese.
- Bake at 350° for 15 minutes or until golden and bubbly.
- *Swiss cheese may be substituted.
- (Do not top with remaining Gruyère cheese.) Cover and chill up to 8 hours. Let stand at room temperature 30 minutes. Bake at 350° for 20 to 25 minutes or until bubbly. Increase oven temperature to 400°. Top pasta mixture with remaining Gruyère cheese, and bake 10 more minutes or until golden.
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