Asiago Cremini Pasta Bake with Radicchio

Yield

Yield: 8 Servings

Ingredients

  • 1-16 oz package shell or macaroni pasta
  • 1 medium or 2 small heads radicchio
  • 2 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1 pound cremini mushrooms, sliced
  • 1 small red onion, diced
  • ½ tsp salt, plus more to taste
  • ¼ tsp ground black pepper, to taste
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 Tbsp minced fresh sage
  • ¼ cup butter
  • ¼ cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups milk
  • 3 cups grated Asiago cheese
  • 1 ½ cups heavy whipping cream
  • 1 ½ cups freshly grated Parmesan cheese, divided
  • ½ cup panko breadcrumbs

Instructions

  1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook pasta in boiling water, stirring occasionally until still firm to the bite, about 9 minutes.  Drain and set aside.
  2. Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter a 9 x 13-inch baking dish.
  3. Prepare the radicchio by cutting the head in half and removing the core. Thinly slice the leaves and set aside.
  4. Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add mushrooms, onion, salt, and pepper to taste. Cook and stir until mushrooms have browned and onion is translucent, about 7 minutes. Add radicchio, garlic, and sage; cook until radicchio has wilted, and garlic is fragrant, about 3 minutes.  Remove from heat and stir in pasta. Set it aside.
  5. Melt butter in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Whisk in flour; cook until foaming.  Pour in milk, whisking constantly, until mixture comes to a boil and thickens, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat; whisk in Asiago cheese, heavy cream, 1 cup Parmesan cheese, ½ tsp salt and ¼ tsp black pepper until sauce is melted and smooth.
  6. Pour sauce over pasta mixture; stir until thoroughly combined.  Transfer to prepared baking dish. Combine the remining ½ cup Parmesan cheese with the panko breadcrumbs and spread evenly over the pasta mixture.  Bake in the preheated oven until bubbly, about 30 minutes. If you wish, broil for about 1 minute or until the topping is golden brown.

Notes

Recipe borrowed from www.allrecipes.com.

Photo from allrecipes.com

 

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Asiago Cremini Pasta Bake with Radicchio
Asiago Cremini Pasta Bake with Radicchio