Italian Mini Meat Loaves With Mac And Three Cheeses
Serves: 3
Isabella Feil
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
52
Spice
50
Sweetness
48
Sourness
31
mins
Prep time (avg)
5.7
Difficulty
Ingredients:
4 cloves
Garlic (chopped)600 g
Ground Sirloin1 large
Egg (beaten)1 cup
Italian Bread Crumbs1 small
Green Bell Pepper (chopped)1 small
Yellow Onion (finely chopped)3 tbsps
Tomato Paste1
Salt2 tbsps
Extra-Virgin Olive Oil2 tbsps
Butter2 tbsp
All-Purpose Flour2 cups
Milk2 cups
Shredded Sharp Cheddar1 cup
Shredded Asiago Cheese1 tsp
Coarse Black Pepper2 tbsps
Thyme Leaves (chopped fresh)3 tbsps
Rosemary Leaves (chopped)Directions:
1
Put a large pot of water on to boil for pasta
2
Preheat oven to 425 degrees F
3
Place meat in a bowl
4
Make a well in meat
5
Fill well with egg, bread crumbs, 1/4 cup cheese, peppers, onions, garlic, tomato paste, salt and pepper
6
Mix meat and breading and form 4 individual oval meat loaves, 1-inch thick
7
Coat loaves with extra-virgin olive oil and arrange on a baking sheet
8
Roast 18 to 20 minutes
9
When the pasta water boils, salt water and add pasta
10
Cook until slightly undercooked – pasta will continue to cook when combined with cheese sauce
11
Melt butter in a saucepan and add flour
12
Whisk in milk
13
Bring to a bubble
14
Thicken milk, 2 to 3 minutes
15
Add cheeses: Cheddar, asiago, 1/2 cup Parmesan and black pepper
16
Stir to melt cheeses
17
Drain pasta and combine with melted cheese sauce and transfer to a baking dish or casserole
18
Place bread crumbs in a bowl and add extra-virgin olive oil and herbs to bread crumbs
19
Top pasta with bread crumbs
20
Place under a broiler and brown bread crumbs
21
Serve cheese and pasta alongside meat loaf