Three-Cheese Rotini Bake

Name: Three-Cheese Rotini Bake
Prep time: 25 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 8 oz. (3 cups) uncooked rainbow rotini (spiral pasta); 3 tablespoons margarine or butter; 1 garlic clove, minced; 1/4 cup all-purpose flour; 1/4 teaspoon pepper; 2 cups milk; 4 oz. (1 cup) shredded American cheese; 4 oz. (1 cup) shredded mozzarella cheese; 1 oz. (1/4 cup) crumbled blue cheese

Ingredients:9
Servings:4

By Betty Crocker Kitchens(Opens in a new tab)Updated 05/07/2010

Three-Cheese Rotini Bake

Ingredients:9
Servings:4

Think there's no such thing as too much cheese? You'll flip over this classy twist on mac-and-cheese, with colored rotini pasta.

Three-Cheese Rotini Bake

Prep time:25 min
Total time:50 min
Ingredients:9
Servings:4
Calories per serving:595

Ingredient

8 oz. (3 cups) uncooked rainbow rotini (spiral pasta)
3 tablespoons margarine or butter
1 garlic clove, minced
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 cups milk
4 oz. (1 cup) shredded American cheese
4 oz. (1 cup) shredded mozzarella cheese
1 oz. (1/4 cup) crumbled blue cheese

Instructions

Step 1
Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 2-quart casserole with nonstick cooking spray. Cook rotini as directed on package. Drain.

Step 2
Meanwhile, melt margarine in large saucepan over medium heat. Add garlic; cook and stir 30 to 60 seconds. Stir in flour and pepper; cook and stir until mixture is bubbly. Gradually add milk, stirring constantly, until mixture boils and thickens. Remove from heat. Reserve 1 tablespoon each American and mozzarella cheese for top. Add remaining cheeses to sauce; stir until melted.

Step 3
Add cooked rotini to cheese sauce; stir gently to coat. Pour into sprayed casserole. Sprinkle with reserved cheeses.

Step 4
Bake at 350°F. for 20 to 25 minutes or until bubbly around edges.

Recipe Tips

This recipe easily adapts to your favorite cheese. Instead of American and mozzarella cheese, try Cheddar, colby, Asiago, fontina, provolone or Swiss.
For kids, omit the blue cheese and add hot dogs. Slice one or two hot dogs and stir them into the cheese sauce with the rotini.
Serve this cheesy rotini dish with a green salad tossed with any vinaigrette. Crusty Italian bread and fresh apple and pear wedges complete the menu.

Nutrition Facts

Calories
595
Total Fat
28g
Protein
28g
Total Carbohydrate
58g
Sugars
9g

Servings: 4

Serving Size: 1&½ Cups

Amount Per Serving Calories : 595

Nutrition Facts
Food Component / Nutrient	Amount	% , Daily Value*
Total Fat	28g	43%
Saturated Fat	13g	65%
Cholesterol	55mg	18%
Sodium	830mg	35%
Total Carbohydrate	58g	19%
Dietary Fiber	2g	8%
Sugars	9g	% Value Not Available
Protein	28g	% Value Not Available
Calcium	Value Not Available	54%
Iron	Value Not Available	16%
Vitamin A	Value Not Available	26%
Vitamin C	Value Not Available	0%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Exchanges

Starch 3,
Low-Fat Milk 1,
High-Fat Meat 2,
Fat 2

Carbohydrate Choice

Carbohydrate Choice4

Loading component...

Related Recipes

Simple Hamburger Hot Dish
4.2 out of 5 stars, average rating value out of 122 reviews.
Creamy Chicken One-Pot Pasta
4.8 out of 5 stars, average rating value out of 16 reviews.
Three-Cheese Rigatoni
4.2 out of 5 stars, average rating value out of 10 reviews.
Chicken, Spinach and Artichoke Pasta Bake
4.4 out of 5 stars, average rating value out of 43 reviews.
Mac and Cheese
4.1 out of 5 stars, average rating value out of 686 reviews.
Queso Taco Pasta Bake
4.1 out of 5 stars, average rating value out of 23 reviews.

Loading component...

Bake Up Something Special

Nothing warms a room quite like a warm oven. Make something special for birthdays, anniversaries, or an after-dinner snack with baking recipes sent right to your inbox.

Recipe Tips

This recipe easily adapts to your favorite cheese. Instead of American and mozzarella cheese, try Cheddar, colby, Asiago, fontina, provolone or Swiss.

For kids, omit the blue cheese and add hot dogs. Slice one or two hot dogs and stir them into the cheese sauce with the rotini.

Serve this cheesy rotini dish with a green salad tossed with any vinaigrette. Crusty Italian bread and fresh apple and pear wedges complete the menu.

Nutrition Facts

Food Component / Nutrient

Amount

% , Daily Value*

Total Fat

28g

43%

Saturated Fat

13g

65%

Cholesterol

55mg

18%

Sodium

830mg

35%

Total Carbohydrate

58g

19%

Dietary Fiber

Sugars

% Value Not Available

Protein

28g

% Value Not Available

Calcium

Value Not Available

54%

Iron

Value Not Available

16%

Vitamin A

Value Not Available

26%

Vitamin C

Value Not Available

*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Loading component...

Three-Cheese Rotini Bake

Three-Cheese Rotini Bake

Three-Cheese Rotini Bake

Ingredient

Instructions

Recipe Tips

Nutrition Facts

Exchanges

Carbohydrate Choice

Loading component...

Related Products

Loading component...

Related Recipes

Loading component...

Bake Up Something Special

Three-Cheese Rotini Bake

Three-Cheese Rotini Bake

Three-Cheese Rotini Bake

Ingredient

Instructions

Recipe Tips

Nutrition Facts

Exchanges

Carbohydrate Choice

Related Products

Related Recipes

Let's be Social