Italian Mini Meatloaves Macaroni And Three Cheeses

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/3 lbs ground sirloin
• 1 large egg, beaten
• 2/3 cup italian seasoned breadcrumbs
• 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 1/2 small bell pepper, chopped
• 1 small yellow onion, finely chopped
• 4 garlic cloves, chopped
• 3 tablespoons tomato paste
• salt
• pepper
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1 lb spiral shaped pasta or 1 lb elbow macaroni
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 cups milk
• 2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
• 1/2 cup shredded asiago cheese
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
• 1 teaspoon coarse black pepper
• 1/2 cup italian seasoned breadcrumbs
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme leaves
• 2 -3 tablespoons chopped rosemary
• 1/4 cup chopped flat leaf parsley

Recipe

• 1 mini meat loaves:.
• 2 preheat oven to 425°f.
• 3 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.
• 4 mix meat and breading and form four individual oval meat loaves, 1" thick.
• 5 coat loaves with extra virgin olive oil and arrange on a baking sheet. roast 18-20 minutes.
• 6 macaroni and cheese:.
• 7 put a large pot of water on to boil for pasta.
• 8 when the pasta water boils, salt water and add pasta. cook until slightly undercooked-pasta will continue to cook when combined with cheese sauce.
• 9 meanwhile, melt butter in a saucepan and add flour. whisk in milk.
• 10 bring to a bubble and thicken milk for 2-3 minutes.
• 11 add cheeses (cheddar, asiago, and parmesan) and black pepper. stir to melt cheeses.
• 12 drain pasta and combine with melted cheese sauce and transfer to a baking or casserole dish.
• 13 place bread crumbs in a bowl and add evoo and herbs to bread crumbs. top pasta with bread crumbs.
• 14 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.).