CHEESY PASTA AND VEGGIES RECIPE - (4.3/5)

Cheesy pasta and veggies Recipe - (4.3/5) image

Provided by á-39535

Number Of Ingredients 15

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12 oz cooked pasta
12 oz broccoli
1 T butter or margarine
1 T minced garlic
2 chopped green onions or shallots
8 oz mushrooms
1/2 small onion chopped fine
4 C milk
1/4 C flour
1/2 t salt
1/2 t black pepper
5 oz spinach
5 oz of fontina or provolone cheese
1/3 C grated parmesan cheese
cooking spray

Steps:

Preheat oven to 425. Grease or spray a 3 qt baking dish. Cook pasta to package directions adding the broccoli the last 3 minutes of cooking. Drain and return to pot. Melt the butter or margarine in a skillet and add the onion, mushrooms, and garlic. Saute' until tender. Whisk together milk, flour, salt, and pepper. Pour into skillet and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer stirring occasionally until sauce begins to thicken. Stir in the spinach and add the cheese. Fold the broccoli and pasta into the sauce and transfer to the prepared baking dish. Bake about 10 minutes until the cheese is melted and the top beginning to brown. Let set a few minutes and sprinkle with the chopped green onions before serving.