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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Heat oven to 350°. Generously butter a 1-quart baking dish. | 2. In a medium saucepan, heat milk over medium-low heat. Bring just to a boil and remove from heat. In large saucepan, melt butter over low heat. Add flour and cook, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon for 2 minutes. Do not brown. Remove from heat. | 3. Add 2 tablespoons of the milk to flour mixture, stirring constantly until milk is incorporated. Repeat until ½ cup of the milk has been added. Then add the remaining milk, incorporating between additions, until all of the milk has been added. Return pan to low heat. | 4. Cook, stirring frequently, especially along corners of pan, until sauce is the consistency of a thick cream. Stir in salt and remove from heat. | 5. While béchamel is cooking, bring a large saucepan of salted water to boil. Add pasta and cook for 9 minutes. Drain (do not rinse) and set aside. | 6. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat; add onion and pinch of salt; cook, stirring, for 3 minutes. | 7. Add mixed meats and cook 1 minute more. Add pasta and stir to combine. Remove from heat and stir in béchamel and cheese. | 8. Transfer mixture to prepared baking dish, cover with breadcrumbs and dot with butter. Bake until golden and bubbly, about 20 minutes. | 9. Let stand 5 to 10 minutes before serving. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
milk	2	cups		297.68	23.3264	15.372	15.9576
butter	4	tablespoons	unsalted	342.0	15.714	10.686	28.8
purpose flour	3	tablespoons	unbleached	163.9083	0.0	36.465	0.9208
salt	1/4	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
rigatoni pasta	1/2			163.9083	0.0	36.465	0.9208
extra virgin olive oil	2	tablespoons		163.9083	0.0	36.465	0.9208
onion	1/3	cup	diced	21.3333	4.9813	0.5867	0.0533
salt				-	-	-	-
	6 1/2	ounces	mixed thickly-sliced diced cut	163.9083	0.0	36.465	0.9208
parmigiano reggiano cheese	2	cups	grated	163.9083	0.0	36.465	0.9208
breadcrumb	1/4	cup		163.9083	0.0	36.465	0.9208
butter	2	tablespoons	unsalted	342.0	15.714	10.686	28.8

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.