Pasta Al Forno Bianco

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 cups bechamel sauce
• 1 lb penne pasta
• 1 head broccoli floret, cut into bite size pieces
• 1 cup pancetta or 1 cup prosciutto or 1 cup ham or 1 cup bacon
• 1 cup gruviera cheese or 1 cup gruyere cheese, grated
• 1 cup swiss cheese, grated
• 3 ounces parmesan cheese, grated
• 1/2 cup italian seasoned breadcrumbs
• 2 tablespoons olive oil

Recipe

• 1 blanch the broccoli until crisp-tender, drain well.
• 2 if using pancetta or bacon fry in a pan until cooked through. prosciutto is ready to use as is, cook the ham if it is raw.
• 3 heat bechamel over low heat. add the swiss and gruyere. stir until melted. fold in meat and broccoli.
• 4 cook pasta according to package directions but under cook by 3 minutes, drain.
• 5 place pasta in a buttered baking dish. pour over béchamel cheese sauce and mix well.
• 6 mix together the parmesan, bread crumbs and oil and sprinkle over the top of the casserole.
• 7 bake at 400 until bubbly. you may wish to stick it under the broiler to brown a little.
• 8 let sit a few minutes before serving.