ITALIAN MAC AND CHEESE BAKE RECIPES

Steps:

• To make macaroni and cheese first remove the rind from all the cheeses. Then turn on the oven to 350°F (180°C) and put the water for pasta to boil.
• Next we have to prepare a cream of cheeses, so in a saucepan put the butter and once melted add the flour then stir it to make it like a paste.
• Keep stirring and when the mixture begins to brown (just a little) pour the milk in the same pot, and continue stirring until you get a creamy mixture (this is called bechamel). After done you can add salt, pepper and nutmeg to your personal taste.
• Add a part of the grated cheeses keeping aside a tablespoon of each, then stir until all ingredients are well mixed. Let it cook a few minutes until it's all melted and you have formed cheese sauce.
• Cook the pasta following half of the cooking time written on the package, just a few minutes are enough because the pasta must be very al dente.
• Drain the pasta and bring it back in the same cooking pot so you can add the cheese sauce. Combine the cream of cheeses to the pasta and stir well.
• Now you must butter well a large baking casserole, and you can do this easily with a pastry brush or simply with your fingers. Cover the base and sides of the casserole with enough breadcrumbs.
• Immediately after pour the cheese and pasta in the casserole. Sprinkle the top with an handful of the cheeses that you had previously kept aside.
• The last thing to do is to cook for about 20 minutes at 350°F (180°C), or until the surface has acquired a golden color and the classic crust is formed. Once ready, remove the casserole from the oven and serve these Italian style baked macaroni and cheese piping hot.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350° In a large oven-safe skillet over medium-high heat, cook sausage, breaking up with a wooden spoon, until seared and no longer pink, about 4 minutes. Add onion, garlic, and bell pepper and cook, stirring, until soft, 5 minutes more. Add cavatappi and stir until coated, then pour over marinara and broth and season with salt. Bring liquid to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until pasta is al dente and almost all liquid has been absorbed, about 25 minutes. Stir in half-and-half and simmer until mostly absorbed, 2 minutes more. Remove from heat and stir in half of mozzarella. Transfer mixture to a large baking dish and sprinkle with remaining mozzarella. Bake until cheese is bubbly and golden, about 10 minutes. Garnish with parsley before serving.