ITALIAN MINI MEATLOAVES MACARONI AND THREE CHEESES

Steps:

• Mini Meat Loaves:.
• Preheat oven to 425°F.
• Place meat in bowl. Make a well in meat. Fill well with egg, bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, peppers, onions, garlic, tomato paste, salt and pepper.
• Mix meat and breading and form four individual oval meat loaves, 1" thick.
• Coat loaves with extra virgin olive oil and arrange on a baking sheet. Roast 18-20 minutes.
• Macaroni and Cheese:.
• Put a large pot of water on to boil for pasta.
• When the pasta water boils, salt water and add pasta. Cook until slightly undercooked-pasta will continue to cook when combined with cheese sauce.
• Meanwhile, melt butter in a saucepan and add flour. Whisk in milk.
• Bring to a bubble and thicken milk for 2-3 minutes.
• Add cheeses (cheddar, asiago, and Parmesan) and black pepper. Stir to melt cheeses.
• Drain pasta and combine with melted cheese sauce and transfer to a baking or casserole dish.
• Place bread crumbs in a bowl and add EVOO and herbs to bread crumbs. Top pasta with bread crumbs.
• Place under a broiler and brown bread crumbs. (If you do not have a separate broiler, place in oven with meatloaves for last few minutes. I did this and it turned out fine.).