Cheesy Baked Penne
Cheesy Baked Penne is a main course that serves 6. One portion of this dish contains approximately 28g of protein, 25g of fat, and a total of 498 calories. For $1.64 per serving, this recipe covers 18% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. 6596 people found this recipe to be flavorful and satisfying. A mixture of provolone cheese, diced ham, ground nutmeg, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 10 minutes. It is brought to you by Recipe Girl. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 70%. This score is solid. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Cheesy Spinach Baked Penne, Cheesy Baked Chicken Penne, and Cheesy Baked Penne with Roasted Veggies.
Servings: 6
Preparation duration: 25 minutes
Cooking duration: 45 minutes
Ingredients:
1 pound penne pasta, cooked until al dente
1 1/2 cups ham, diced
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg, or freshly grated
4 cups 2% milk
1 cup Parmesan cheese, freshly grated
1 cup peas, frozen
1 cup Provolone cheese, diced
1/4 cup unsalted butter
Equipment:
sauce pan
whisk
baking pan
oven
bowl
aluminum foil
Cooking instruction summary:
1. Prepare sauce: Heat milk in a medium saucepan until small bubbles form around the edges. In a larger saucepan, melt butter over medium-low heat. Add flour and stir well. Continue to cook, stirring, until thick and smooth, about 2 minutes. Slowly begin adding hot milk to the large saucepan, whisking constantly while adding. Sauce will start out lumpy and become smooth as milk is incorporated. Stir in nutmeg and freshly ground pepper. Turn heat up to medium and bring sauce to a simmer for an additional 2 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside while you prepare the pasta.2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a shallow 2 1/2-quart baking dish.3. Assemble the dish: In a large bowl, toss cooked pasta with the sauce. Stir in peas, ham, provolone and 3/4 cup of the grated Parmesan. Scrape the mixture into the baking dish and sprinkle with the remaining Parmesan.4. Cover with aluminum foil. Bake 25 minutes. Uncover and bake until sauce is bubbling around the edges and the center is hot (about 10 minutes more). Remove from the oven and let cool for about 10 minutes before serving.
Step by step:
Prepare sauce
1. Heat milk in a medium saucepan until small bubbles form around the edges. In a larger saucepan, melt butter over medium-low heat.
2. Add flour and stir well. Continue to cook, stirring, until thick and smooth, about 2 minutes. Slowly begin adding hot milk to the large saucepan, whisking constantly while adding. Sauce will start out lumpy and become smooth as milk is incorporated. Stir in nutmeg and freshly ground pepper. Turn heat up to medium and bring sauce to a simmer for an additional 2 minutes.
3. Remove from heat and set aside while you prepare the pasta.
4. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a shallow 2 1/2-quart baking dish.
5. Assemble the dish: In a large bowl, toss cooked pasta with the sauce. Stir in peas, ham, provolone and 3/4 cup of the grated Parmesan. Scrape the mixture into the baking dish and sprinkle with the remaining Parmesan.
6. Cover with aluminum foil.
7. Bake 25 minutes. Uncover and bake until sauce is bubbling around the edges and the center is hot (about 10 minutes more).
8. Remove from the oven and let cool for about 10 minutes before serving.
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