Cheesy pasta and veggies

By á-39535

meatless main dish

Ingredients

• 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

Preparation

Step 1

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.