Quattro Formaggi Pasta Bake

Guys, this might be the best one yet.

30 minutes prep

30 minutes cook

Serves 6

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Ingredients

  • 75gsalted butter
  • 75gplain flour
  • 200mlwhite wine
  • 600mlwhole milk
  • 150ggouda
  • 150ggorgonzola
  • 50gparmesan
  • 120gcream cheese
  • 120gfresh mozzarella
  • 500gshell pasta
  • 1 garlic bread

It's everything you like about mac and cheese, but better. It's also everything you like about pizza quattro formaggi, but also better. This recipe basically is for those of you who really, really love cheese.

Method

  • Preheat the oven to 180°C.
  • In a sauté pan, heat the butter until foaming then add the flour. Cook for a minute or so until it smells nice.
  • Pour the wine in and quickly whisk to make a paste. Add the milk and whisk until you have a smooth sauce.
  • Bring to a simmer then remove from the heat and add the cheeses a few handfuls at a time until you have a smooth sauce. Stir this through the pasta and pour into a ceramic baking dish.
  • Cook the pasta until al dente then stir through the sauce. Blitz the garlic bread in a food processor until it resembles fine breadcrumbs then scatter over the pasta.
  • Bake for around 30 minutes or until the breadcrumbs are golden and the sauce is bubbling at the edges.
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    Hugh Woodward

    Hugh Woodward

    Hugh's culinary life began aged 14 when he cooked spaghetti hoop burritos to impress girls. Since then his colourful career has taken him to performing in Skegness, making cheese in Peckham, running a wine bar on Columbia Road and reluctantly working in a (briefly) Michelin Starred restaurant. He likes fish, things cooked on charcoal, cheap dinners and London's rich cultural tapestry of food shops. When he's not cooking or eating he can be found mudlarking by the river Thames, buying bits in flea markets and hanging out with his cat Keith.

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