Italian Mini Meat Loaves With Mac And Three Cheeses

Recipe Ingredients

1 1/3 lbs	605g / 21oz	Ground sirloin
1 lb	454g / 16oz	Egg - beaten (large)
2/3 cup	97g / 3.4oz	Italian bread crumbs
1/4 cup	59ml	Grated Parmigiano
1/2 cup	73g / 2.6oz	Green bell pepper - chopped (small)
1 cup	62g / 2.2oz	Yellow onion - finely chopped (small)
4		Garlic cloves - chopped
3 tablespoons	45ml	Tomato paste
		Salt - to taste
		Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste
2 tablespoons	30ml	Extra-virgin olive oil
1 lb	454g / 16oz	Corkscrew shaped pasta with lines - (cavatappi)
		= (or small shell pasta)
		Three Cheese Sauce
2 tablespoons	30ml	Butter
2 tablespoons	30ml	All-purpose flour
2 cups	474ml	Milk
2 cups	474ml	Shredded sharp Cheddar
1/2 cup	73g / 2.6oz	Shredded asiago cheese
1/2 cup	118ml	Grated Parmigiano
1 teaspoon	5ml	Coarsely-ground black pepper
1/2 cup	73g / 2.6oz	Italian bread crumbs
		Assembly
2 tablespoons	30ml	Extra-virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons	30ml	Chopped fresh thyme leaves
2 tablespoons	30ml	Chopped rosemary leaves - (to 3)
1/4 cup	10g / 0.4oz	Chopped flat-leaf parsley

Recipe Instructions

Put a large pot of water on to boil for pasta. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

Place meat in a bowl. Make a well in meat. Fill well with egg, bread crumbs, 1/4 cup cheese, peppers, onions, garlic, tomato paste, salt and pepper. Mix meat and breading and form 4 individual oval meat loaves, 1-inch thick. Coat loaves with extra-virgin olive oil and arrange on a baking sheet. Roast 18 to 20 minutes.

When the pasta water boils, salt water and add pasta. Cook until slightly undercooked -- pasta will continue to cook when combined with cheese sauce.

Melt butter in a saucepan and add flour. Whisk in milk. Bring to a bubble. Thicken milk, 2 to 3 minutes. Add cheeses: Cheddar, asiago, 1/2 cup Parmesan and black pepper. Stir to melt cheeses.

Drain pasta and combine with melted cheese sauce and transfer to a baking dish or casserole. Place bread crumbs in a bowl and add extra-virgin olive oil and herbs to bread crumbs. Top pasta with bread crumbs. Place under a broiler and brown bread crumbs. Serve cheese and pasta alongside meat loaf.

This recipe yields 4 servings.

Source:
30 MINUTE MEALS with Rachael Ray - (Show # TM-1E57) - from the TV FOOD NETWORK

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