Ingredients
Method
Prep your ingredients
- I highly recommend using blocks of cheese and not pre-shredded. Shred your cheese with a cheese grater. set cheese aside
- Dice 1/2 of an onion into small pieces
- Cook the penne in a pot of boiling water. Once done add a little bit of olive oil to prevent the noodles from sticking together.1 lb Box of penne
Make cheese sauce
- Preheat oven to 350°
- In a medium sized pot add the heavy cream, milk, and cream cheese and cook over medium low heat and use a whisk to stir together.4 cups heavy cream, 1/2 cup milk, 4 oz cream cheese
- In a large pot over medium heat add the stick of butter and diced onion and garlic and cook for 3-5 minutes until onion is soft. Then add flour and stir for 1 more minute.1/2 onion, 2 tsp minced garlic, 1/2 cup unsalted butter, 2 tbsp flour
- Add in heavy cream mixture, seasonings, and cheese. Reserve a small amount of the cheese to top it with. Whisk mixture well.1 cup shredded cheddar, 1 cup pepper jack cheese, 1 cup white cheddar cheese, 1/2 tsp garlic powder, 1/2 tsp onion powder, 1/2 tsp black pepper, 1/2 tsp salt
- Once its all melted together add in the cooked pasta. mix well until all noodles are coated. Add mixture to a 9x13" pan. Top off with more cheese and the breadcrumbs. Bake at 350° for 25 minutes.1/2 cup Italian breadcrumbs
Notes
You can use another kind of pasta, but try the penne. You'll be pleasantly surprised.