Cheesy Pasta Bake (Individual Ramekins)

Cheesy Pasta Bake (Individual Ramekins)

Course: Pasta, Side Dish

Cuisine: Italian

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 15

Cooling Pasta: 5

Total Time: 25

Servings:

Calories: 493kcal

Author: Edyta

This Cheesy Pasta Bake is made Alfredo Style with heavy cream and two kinds of amazing Mahon-Menorca cheeses. I made them in the individual ramekins for a perfect side dish portion size. I arranged the rigatoni pasta in a standing position for an ultimate "wow" factor. Serve this on your Holiday table alongside an awesome meat dish and everyone will be amazed.

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Ingredients

1/2 lb Rigatoni Pasta
2 tbsp Butter Unslated
1 1/2 cup Heavy Cream
1 cup Cured Mahon Menorca Cheese up to 1.5 cup
1/2 cup Semi-Cured Mahon Menorca Cheese up to 1 cup
Reserved 1/3 to 1/4 Pasta Water
Salt and Pepper to taste
Fresh Chopped Parsley to Garnish

Instructions

Boil your pasta water according to instructions in salty water; reserve 1/2 cup of pasta water and drain the pasta once cooked al dente;
While your pasta is cooking, heat up a skillet and add to it butter, let it melt;
Add heavy cream to the skillet with butter and let it warm up but do not boil it;
Shred both of the cheeses;
Turn off the heat under the skillet and add shredded cured Mahon Menorca cheese to the skillet, mix it until well combined;
Season the sauce with salt and pepper to taste
If your sauce is too thick, loosen it up with the reserved pasta water. Start with 1/3 cup and up to 1/2 cup of pasta water. The consistency should be not too thick but still saucy enough to adhere to the pasta.
Cool off your pasta slightly so it is easy to handle. Then arrange you rigatoni pasta in the individual ramekins in standing position. Pour over sauce to come up to about half way of the hight of the ramekins.
Sprinkle semi-cured Mahon Menorca cheese on top and broil for approximately 5 minutes until bubbly and golden on top. You can sprinkle with parsley for garnish and serve as a side dish.

Notes

In the recipe, I used the amount of cheese I used for this recipe but you can go up the notch if you like it cheesier.

When serving this dish, make sure that your guests know that the ramekins may be hot so they should act with caution

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