Creamy Cavatappi & Cheese Recipe

Name: Creamy Cavatappi & Cheese Recipe
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Ingredients: 6 cups uncooked cavatappi or spiral pasta; 3 garlic cloves, minced; 1/3 cup butter; 1/4 cup all-purpose flour; 1 tablespoon hot pepper sauce; 4 cups 2% milk; 6 cups (24 ounces) shredded sharp cheddar cheese; 1 cup cubed process cheese (Velveeta); 3 green onions, chopped; TOPPINGS:; 1/2 cup panko (Japanese) bread crumbs; 3 thick-sliced bacon strips, cooked and coarsley crumbled; 1 tablespoon butter, melted; 1 green onion, chopped; Coarsely ground pepper, optional

Creamy Cavatappi & Cheese Recipe was pinched from <a href="http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/creamy-cavatappi---cheese" target="_blank">www.tasteofhome.com.</a>

"Dive fork first into oodles of noodles baked to bubbly perfection and coated with a to-die-for sharp cheddar cheese sauce in this grown-up mac and cheese. Hot sauce lends a mild heat that’s delectable with the smoky topping. —Barbara Colucci, Rockledge, Florida..."

INGREDIENTS

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6 cups uncooked cavatappi or spiral pasta

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3 garlic cloves, minced

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1/3 cup butter

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1/4 cup all-purpose flour

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1 tablespoon hot pepper sauce

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4 cups 2% milk

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6 cups (24 ounces) shredded sharp cheddar cheese

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1 cup cubed process cheese (Velveeta)

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3 green onions, chopped

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TOPPINGS:

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1/2 cup panko (Japanese) bread crumbs

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3 thick-sliced bacon strips, cooked and coarsley crumbled

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1 tablespoon butter, melted

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1 green onion, chopped

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Coarsely ground pepper, optional

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